Sentences with phrase «adaptation of a public domain»
Go to the original public domain source, as any adaptation of a public domain work may have a new copyright in it and may still be protected by copyright.
https://www.copyrightlaws.com/ Not exact matches
Thing is, most people have been using «the Rashamon effect» for decades now, and «Ran» is in fact an adaptation of Shakespeare's «King Lear» so why anyone would purchase rights to it when «Lear» is in the public domain is beyond me.