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squire
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Nov 17 2010, 6:07pm
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...that Hilary Tolkien himself did not lead a very interesting life, even from the point of view of most Tolkien fans. If so, then the 10% of the content that was objectionable may have been the only reason for writing the book in the first place. A quick internet search turned up the suggestion that "after the 1976 Copyright Law, all such materials—created before 1978 and never published afterwards—come into the public domain after “life of the author + 70 years or December 31, 2002” (whichever come up later)." J. R. R. Tolkien's generation of family died in the 1960s-1980s; his children's generation is mostly alive or very recently passed away. So under this law, any letters written to Hilary Tolkien by family members of his own generation or younger would be protected from reproduction without permission until no earlier than the 2030s. The distinction that is commonly made in this area is between published and unpublished material. Published material has less protection, because it has already entered the public realm and so the public has some claim on it to balance the author's. But unpublished material was always meant to be private, and so it is protected for a much longer period. This is American law, of course, not English. I don't know if the same distinction applies there, although it seems reasonable to suppose it
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New Hilary Tolkien Book Cancelled
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News from Bree
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Nov 8 2010, 4:43pm
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Anybody here know the back-story on this?//
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Elizabeth
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Nov 9 2010, 12:21am
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I don't....
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dormouse
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Nov 9 2010, 10:24am
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Quite tantalizing...!
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mae govannen
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Nov 10 2010, 11:23am
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There is a hint
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squire
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Nov 10 2010, 12:29pm
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That's true...
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dormouse
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Nov 10 2010, 3:12pm
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Felt the same about that hint...//
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mae govannen
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Nov 11 2010, 6:46am
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Statement of the Tolkien Estate
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Findegil
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Nov 16 2010, 2:39pm
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Thanks for that
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squire
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Nov 16 2010, 7:10pm
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Thanks, and welcome to TORN.
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N.E. Brigand
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Nov 16 2010, 8:35pm
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Thank you
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dormouse
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Nov 16 2010, 11:11pm
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Thanks for that information.
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FarFromHome
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Nov 17 2010, 10:23am
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Surprised??
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Beren
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Nov 17 2010, 10:40am
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Yes - that's absolutely true
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dormouse
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Nov 17 2010, 12:53pm
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That makes sense.
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FarFromHome
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Nov 17 2010, 4:19pm
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"The copyright in unpublished letters is perpetual"
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visualweasel
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Nov 17 2010, 4:20pm
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It's arguable...
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squire
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Nov 17 2010, 6:07pm
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This is my guess as well
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visualweasel
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Nov 17 2010, 6:50pm
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No, it's not a guess
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dormouse
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Nov 17 2010, 6:50pm
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