This year, copyrighted works created in 1930 (except for sound recordings, where the date …
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Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate verses from a 1928 song, “Button Up Your Overcoat. Betty Boop made her debut as an anthropomorphic dog in Dizzy Dishes.
If you’re looking for songs, books, or movies with content you want to use, you are probably examining which of your favorites are headed for the public domain. ” However, when I sold the story, my editor told me that since the song was still copyrighted, it was safer not to include the verses.
