   jack & magic beans
  Helloi want to make a 3d game base on the story of jack & magic beans, do you thinkthis story has owner or copy right? or its free?tnx   
  The first print of Jack and the beanstalk was in 1842. I cant find any conrete information that its in the pulic domain (other that the fact that the origanel author has been dead for more than 100 years) but i do know of a derived movie from 1902 thats in the public domain. So if a derived movie from 60 years later is in the public domain im guessing its safe to assume that the origanel text is as well.   ;Quote:Original post by EternityZAThe first print of Jack and the beanstalk was in 1842. I cant find any conrete information that its in the pulic domain (other that the fact that the origanel author has been dead for more than 100 years)Jack and the beanstalk is a fairy tale which predates the published version you mention. As such the story itself is public domain so the OP can happily use it provided that they don't directly copy a published version which is protected by copyright.While the story itself is public domain the specific published versions of the book have their own copyright protection (for a set period of time). This protection is limited to the specific book - the arrangement of words and pictures in the book, but doesn't cover the actual story itself. Provided you tell the story in your own words, based on your knowledge of the fairy tale, rather than copying a specific book, then you will be fine.As to the specific book version published in 1842 that will be public domain now because any copyright will have expired. Current copyright law varies slightly from country to country but is generally the life of the author plus 70 years. Early works such as the book mentioned were protected under earlier copyright laws (now amended or repealed) which would have given a shorter period of protection.Quote:...you mention  but i do know of a derived movie from 1902 thats in the public domain. So if a derived movie from 60 years later is in the public domain im guessing its safe to assume that the origanel text is as well.Best not to guess. A copyright owner may choose to place a work in the public domain prior to the normal expiration of copyright protection. Just because one work is in the public domain don't assume that this automatically means a different work will also be. Check the publication date and the date of the authors death and calculate the copyright expiry date.