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Sarcosmonaut t1_jea4o0w wrote

Reply to comment by Provia100F 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]

They don’t have to. The law doesn’t affect US copyright

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gahidus t1_jeaf168 wrote

They meant trying to get a law passed to extend copy right indefinitely in America as well, obviously for their own properties.

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SirDickButtFarts t1_jeanyp4 wrote

They wouldn't be able to release Peter Pan in the UK though.

Then they would need to deal with the negative publicity that comes from explaining why they refused to release Peter Pan in the UK.

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neryen t1_jearc1l wrote

They can release it in the UK, and have previously, just fine. The hospital sold the rights for movie adaptations to Paramount pictures, who then sold it to Disney in the 1930s. They likely pay royalties to the hospital.

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