Public Domain Status

dramatic ยท first published 1904

Peter Pan (1904), J. M. Barrie

The stage play carries a perpetual United Kingdom royalty right for Great Ormond Street Hospital even after ordinary copyright expiry.

Public domain in the United States
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  • UK: A perpetual statutory royalty can still be payable to Great Ormond Street Hospital in the United Kingdom.

Direct answer

Status by jurisdiction

United States: Public domain since 2000-01-01 (1 January 2000), under us-published-maximum-term-expired.

United Kingdom: Probably in copyright. A public-domain date cannot be calculated from the recorded facts.

European Union: Public domain since 2008-01-01 (1 January 2008), under eu-life-70.

Canada: Public domain since 1988-01-01 (1 January 1988), under ca-non-revival-life-50.

Australia: Public domain since 1988-01-01 (1 January 1988), under au-non-revival-life-50.

Japan: Public domain since 1988-01-01 (1 January 1988), under jp-non-revival-life-50.

JurisdictionStatusPublic domain dateConfidence
United StatesPublic domain2000-01-01derived
United KingdomProbably in copyrightNot enough informationverified
European UnionPublic domain2008-01-01derived
CanadaPublic domain1988-01-01derived
AustraliaPublic domain1988-01-01derived
JapanPublic domain1988-01-01derived

Rule trace

How we got there

United Statesus-published-maximum-term-expired
  1. The work was first published in 1904.
  2. Even if every available extension or restoration applied, the maximum 95-year publication term has ended.
  3. The public domain date is 2000-01-01 (1 January 2000).

Source: U.S. Copyright Office, Duration of Copyright

United Kingdomuk-peter-pan-royalty
  1. The ordinary United Kingdom copyright term for J. M. Barrie's play has expired.
  2. Schedule 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 creates a continuing royalty right for qualifying uses of Peter Pan in the United Kingdom.

Source: UK Intellectual Property Office, duration of copyright

European Unioneu-life-70
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1937.
  2. The life plus 70-year term gives 2008-01-01 (1 January 2008).

Source: EUR-Lex, Directive 2006/116/EC

Canadaca-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1937.
  2. The work had already entered the public domain before the 2022 term extension and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1988-01-01 (1 January 1988).

Source: Government of Canada, Copyright Act

Australiaau-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1937.
  2. The work was already out of copyright when the term changed in 2005 and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1988-01-01 (1 January 1988).

Source: National Library of Australia, copyright duration

Japanjp-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1937.
  2. The former term had expired before the 2018 extension and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1988-01-01 (1 January 1988).

Source: Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, term extension questions

Practical scope

What this result does and does not cover

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  • Trademark, moral rights, privacy, publicity, contract and cultural heritage rules can still apply.

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