THE COPYRIGHT ON James Joyce’s works will be lifted in the EU on 1 January – 70 years after his death.Up until tomorrow, anybody seeking to read any of the famed Irish author’s works in public, or to use excerpts from it, has had to seek permission from his grandson Stephen Joyce, who controls James Joyce’s estate.
He is the writer’s only living descendent, and is very protective of his grandfather’s works.
The restrictions even applied to Bloomsday events on 16 June, and 2012 will be the first year that the festival, which celebrates Joyce’s work, can use previously restricted works.
The copyright applies to all of Joyce’s works, such as Ulysses, Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
The term for copyright protection under EU law is 70 years from the death of the writer.
For Joyce fans, the exciting news is that it does not just apply to his published works – it also applies to his unpublished works, which may include manuscripts and correspondence held in the National Library of Ireland.
The copyright meant that . . . {read the full article}
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