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momentimori t1_je99zbz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:39 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]

Other works in the UK have a perpetual copyright include the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer.

[deleted] OP t1_je9bhil wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:57 AM

King James Bible isn't copyrighted, but protected by the Crown. Same with Book of Common Prayer.

Both are protected by the Monarch, not any copyright laws.

aightshiplords t1_je9ngy9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:54 PM

> protected by the Crown

Bah Gawd it's King Charles with the steel throne!

senorsombrero3k1 t1_jea32to wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Puppies!

Fabulous-Possible758 t1_je9zcqt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:24 PM

Well here's my TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_copyright

Dragon_Fisting t1_je9n6gx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:51 PM

Those books predate the concept of copyright.