2014 in public domain
This is a list of works that enter the public domain in part of the world in 2014 in the following Post mortem auctoris countries and regions.
Entering the public domain in Europe[]
A work enters the public domain in most European countries (with the exception of Belarus) 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the author's lifetime.[1]
Writers[]
The section of Stephen Hero (James Joyce) added in 1963 will enter the UK public domain.[2]
- A. Merritt, an American Sunday magazine editor and writer of speculative fiction.
- Akim Samar, a Soviet poet and novelist and the first Nanai-language writer.
- Alberto Casañal Shakery, a Spanish poet, writer, humourist and novelist.
- Alessandro Maragliano, an Italian poet, journalist and painter.
- Alfred Deutsch-German, an Austrian poet, journalist, screenwriter and film director.
- Alice Rühle-Gerstel, a German journalist and activist.
- Andreas Latzko, an Austrian novelist, playwright and biographer.
- Annie Shepherd Swan, a Scottish journalist and writer of romantic fiction.
- Edward Heron-Allen, an English journalist and translator.
- Edward Abbott Parry, an English playwright and children's author.
- Eduardo Martínez Celis, a Mexican journalist, poet, essayist and playwright.
- E. M. Delafield, an English author best known for Diary of a Provincial Lady.
- Denji Kuroshima, a Japanese anti-militarist novelist.
- David Vygodsky, a Russian translator, poet and literary critic.
- Dan Billany, a British novelist of World War II. Note that The Cage and The Trap were published posthumously, and therefore will not enter the public domain in 2014.
- Cale Young Rice, an American poet and dramatist.
- Bernt Theodor Anker, a Norwegian author.
- Beatrix Potter, an author and illustrator best known for The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
- Beatrice Webb, an English socialist author.
- Beatrice Hastings, an English writer, poet and literary critic.
- Arthur Waugh, an English biographer, poet and father of Alec and Evelyn Waugh.
- Gertrud Kolmar, a German poet.
- George Bramwell Evens, a British writer on natural history and the countryside.
- Froylán Turcios, a Honduran intellectual.
- Frida Uhl, an Austrian writer.
- Fredrik Ramm, a Norwegian journalist.
- Frederick Franklin Schrader, an American journalist and dramatist.
- Ernst Ottwalt, a German writer and dramatist.
- Enrique Geenzier, a Panamanian poet.
- Emily Poynton Weaver, a Canadian novelist and essayist.
- Else Ury, a German, Jewish children's book author.
- Elinor Glyn, a British script writer and author of romantic fiction.
- , a German, Jewish writer, art historian.
- Hanns Heinz Ewers, a German writer, Enfant terrible and Nobel prize winner.
- , a German writer, his Book "Hauptmann Latour" was forbidden by the Nazi Regime.
- Kurt Eggers, a German writer, poet, songwriter and playwright.
- Kočo Racin, a Macedonian poet.
- Kermit Roosevelt, an American memoirist and the son of Theodore Roosevelt.
- Karl Schönherr, an Austrian writer on Heimat.
- Jenő Rejtő, a Hungarian journalist and writer.
- Jovan Dučić, a Bosnian Serb writer and poet.
- José Gil Fortoul, a Venezuelan historian and writer.
- Joseph Clayton, an English journalist, historian and biographer.
- Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken, a German philosopher and painter.
- Jiří Langer, a Hebrew poet, scholar and essayist.
- James Cowan, a New Zealand author on ethnography and colonial history.
- Ivan Goran Kovačić, a Croatian poet and writer.
- Ignacio Lasso, an Ecuadorian poet.
- Hyun Jin-geon, a South Korean writer.
- Hermogenes Ilagan, a Filipino writer and playwright.
- Henrik Pontoppidan, a Danish realist writer and Nobel Laureate.
- Gjuro Szabo, a Croatian historian.
- Roger Gilbert-Lecomte, a French avant-garde poet.
- Robert Lively, an American screenwriter.
- Richard Hillary, a British pilot who wrote about The Battle of Britain.
- Raisa Blokh, a Russian poet.
- Radclyffe Hall, an English poet and author best known for The Well of Loneliness.
- Poykayil Johannan, a Dalit poet.
- Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi, a French journalist and writer.
- Per Imerslund, a Norwegian national socialist and autobiographer.
- Nordahl Grieg, a Norwegian socialist poet, dramatist, novelist and journalist.
- Nankichi Niimi, a Japanese author of children's fiction.
- Maurice Healy, an Irish writer best known for his legal memoirs.
- Maria Jotuni, a Finnish author and playwright.
- Mankumari Basu, an Indian poet and short story writer.
- M. M. Mangasarian, an American writer best known for discussion of the historical Jesus.
- Louis Gillet, a French art and literature historian.
- Lorenz Hart, a lyricist who wrote songs like "Blue Moon" and "My Funny Valentine"
- Lore Berger, a Swiss novelist.
- Levon Pashalian, an Armenian short story writer, journalist and novelist.
- Zygmunt Rumel, a Polish poet.
- Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, an Azerbaijani essayist and novelist.
- Yury Tynyanov, a Soviet writer and screenwriter.
- William Charles Scully, a South African poet and novelist.
- Willem Arondeus, a Dutch artist and novelist.
- Wallace Nelson, an Australian essayist.
- W. W. Jacobs, an English novelist and short story writer best known for The Monkey's Paw
- Veselin Masleša, a Bosnian Serb writer.
- Vaman Malhar Joshi, an Indian writer.
- Tsugi Takano, a Japanese novelist.
- Tripuraneni Ramaswamy, an Indian playwright.
- Thoma Abrami, an Albanian poet and journalist.
- Theo Thijssen, a Dutch writer.
- Stephen Vincent Benét, an American poet, novelist and short story writer best known for John Brown's Body
- Stephen Haggard, a British writer and poet.
- Simone Weil, a French philosopher who wrote a plan for post-World War II France.
- Shūsei Tokuda, a Japanese author.
- Shaul Tchernichovsky, a Russian-born Hebrew poet.
- Sarah Grand, a British feminist writer.
- S. E. Cottam, an English poet.
- Rudolf Lothar, an Austrian writer and essayist.
- Kostis Palamas, a Greek poet.
- Pieter Cornelis Boutens, Dutch poet, mystic and classicist.
Artists[]
- Beatrix Potter - illustrated her classic children's books
- William M. Timlin, a South African illustrator.
- Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor.
- Henri Martin, French painter.
- Camille Claudel, French sculptor.
- Maurice Denis, French painter.
- Chaim Soutine, French expressionist painter.
- Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss artist and sculptor.
- Robert Antoine Pinchon, French Post-Impressionist landscape painter.
- Jovan Dučić, Bosnian Serb poet and writer.
- Oskar Schlemmer, German poet and sculptor.
- Carmen Zaragoza y Rojas, Filipino painter
- Anna Alma-Tadema
- Franz Courtens
- Aristarkh Lentulov
- Nils von Dardel
- Sarah Purser Irish
- Alain John
- Dionisio Baixeras Verdaguer
- Edmond Delphaut
- Ella Du Cane
- Emil Mazy
- Ella Sophonisba Hergesheimer
- Emanuel Bachrach-Barée
Composers and musicians[]
- Fats Waller, American jazz musician and entertainer.
- Geoffrey Shaw, English composer and musician.
According to the Logos Foundation, works by these composers published during their lifetimes are in the public domain.[3]
- Joseph Schillinger
- Sergei Rachmaninov
- Leo Smit
- Charles N. Daniels
- Lorenzo Barcelata
Academics[]
- Max Wertheimer
- Franz Oppenheimer, German-Jewish sociologist and political economist.
Other[]
- Nikola Tesla
- George Washington Carver, American scientist and inventor.
- Max Reinhardt, American actor and director.
- John Harvey Kellogg
- Johannes Hähle, German World War II photographer.
Brazil[]
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Entering the public domain in the United States[]
The Copyright Term Extension Act means no published works will enter the public domain in this jurisdiction until 2019.[4] Unpublished works by authors who died in 1943 entered the public domain on January 1, 2014.[5]
Entering the public domain in 50 years post mortem auctoris countries[]
In countries where works enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator (such as Canada) the following authors' works will be in the public domain in 2014.
- Stark Young, American playwright, novelist and essayist.
- Gustav Regler, German socialist novelist.
- Gilardo Gilardi, Argentine composer.
- Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist.
- Otto Harbach, American lyricist and librettist.
- Robert Frost, American poet.
- Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist and short story writer.
- Arthur Guy Empey, American author and screenwriter.
- Herbert Asbury, American journalist and writer.
- William Carlos Williams, American modernist poet.
- Jean Bruce, French popular writer.
- Xul Solar, Spanish sculptor, painter, writer and inventor of imaginary languages.
- Kodō Nomura, Japanese novelist and movie critic.
- Christopher Hassall, English actor, librettist, lyricist and poet.
- Roland Pertwee, English playwright and screenwriter.
- Lope K. Santos, Filipino Tagalog writer.
- Nâzım Hikmet Ran, Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist.
- John Cowper Powys, British novelist.
- Theodore Roethke, American poet.
- Oliver La Farge, American writer.
- Clifford Odets, American playwright and screenwriter.
- Georges Braque, French Cubist sculptor and painter.
- David Low, New Zealand political cartoonist who worked in the UK.
- Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright.
- Suzanne Duchamp, French Dadaist painter.
- Jean Cocteau, French poet, novelist, playwright and artist.
- C. S. Lewis, Irish novelist, poet and essayist.
- Aldous Huxley, English novelist and essayist.
- Tristan Tzara, Romanian and French essayist and poet.
Entering the public domain in 20 years p.m.a. countries[]
In countries where works enter the public domain 20 years after the death of the creator (such as Libya)[citation needed] the following authors' works will be in the public domain in 2014.
- Charizma, American hip hop artist.
- Léo Ferré, French poet and composer.
- William Golding, English poet, novelist and playwright best known for Lord of the Flies.
See also[]
- 1943 in literature and 1963 in literature for deaths of writers
- Creative Commons
- Public Domain Day
- 2012 in public domain
- 2013 in public domain
- 2015 in public domain
- 2016 in public domain
References[]
- ^ "EU Extends Copyright Term To 70 Years | Billboard". Billboard.biz. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Joyce Works in Copyright and in the Public Domain | James Joyce Foundation". Joycefoundation.osu.edu. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Public Domain Composers - No Copyright". Logosfoundation.org. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "United States Copyright Law". Pdinfo.com. 1998-10-27. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States". Copyright.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
External links[]
- Public domain
- 2014 in law