Hello and thank you for your question.
Mutt & Jeff was published from 1907 until 1982, and was drawn over the
years by Bud Fisher and his assistants, notably Al Smith who had
started working for Fisher in 1932 and continued until 1980 (Fisher
himself died in 1954.) The succession of publishers included King
Features, DC, Dell and Harvey.
Mutt & Jeff
http://www.toonopedia.com/muttjeff.htm
The 25 strips from 1907 are in the public domain. Furthermore, all of
the strips published before 1923 are in the public domain, regardless
of whether they carried a copyright notice.
The strips published between 1923 and 1963, assuming that their
initial copyright was renewed by the holder, won't begin to enter the
public domain until 2018, that is, 95 years after their respective
publication dates. If the copyright was not renewed, they are already
in the public domain.
The strips published between 1964 and 1978 won't begin to enter the
public domain until 2059, that is, 95 years after their respective
publication dates. They are protected even if the initial copyrights
were not renewed.
The strips published from 1979 to 1982 will not enter the public
domain until 2024, 70 years after Fisher's death (assuming he
maintained ownership personally; otherwise they start entering the
public domain in 2074, 95 years after publication).
The authority for all the above is found at
Cornell Institute for Digital Collections
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/copyright/
and
When Works Pass Into the Public Domain
http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
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I hope you find this information useful.
If you have any questions or find any of this unclear, please feel
free to Request Clarification. I would appreciate it if you would
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Sincerely,
richard-ga |
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