Comments on: W.B. Yeats’ works fall out of copyright today

By: Kemfon josephneke

Kemfon josephneke — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:02:02 +0000

Hmm, yeat is killing me with creativity, he evokes so much passion.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:13:35 +0000

Hi Carolee, I was wondering if you knew how I could contact A.P Watt? I want to use a verse from ‘The Stolen Child’ published in 1889 in a book and need to check that it is ok to use. Thanks

By: Carolee Dean

Carolee Dean — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:34:04 +0000

Actually, this is not entirely true. I have a book coming out this summer that contains several lines from poems by Yeats (TAKE ME THERE, Simon Pulse, July 2010). At first I thought these were all in the public domain because of the 70 year rule, but upon closer investigation and contacting the firm in Great Britain that handles his work, I discovered that only poems published prior to 1923 are now in the public domain. If anyone needs further assistance to know what is in the public domain, I suggest you contact A.P. Watt in Great Britain and inquire about specific poems. This can be done at no charge via email. If you need to get permission to use a poem, contact Scribner’s (a division of Simon & Schuster).

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Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:26:58 +0000

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By: Ruth Rosenthal

Ruth Rosenthal — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:42:04 +0000

How can I verify the copyright status (or public domain status)
of two of W.B. Yeats’ poems:

“Girl’s Song” and “When you are old” ?

I’d so appreciate your help with this.

Thanks,

Ruth Roenthal

By: Hangar Queen

Hangar Queen — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:02:58 +0000

I may be wrong but I think some lines from The Second Coming were used in the last Battlestar Galactica offering.

Nukes were being thrown around so very appropo.

By: Dominic Maguire

Dominic Maguire — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:16:55 +0000

Van the Man will finally be able to his album…

By: Tomboktu

Tomboktu — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:07:50 +0000

Heh. I hope you’re right, ‘cos the last time somebody thought they had, they were sued. (But that was for commercial use, in an advert, if I remember correctly).

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W.B. Yeat’s work enters the public doma… « Paul M. Watson — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:45:34 +0000

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