True, but I doubt Eon will ever officially adapt any of the continuation Bond novels sadly.
Admittedly, I've never read any continuation novels. As a Fleming purist, I would probably consider them to be poor imitations of the real thing, and not 'cannon'. So in a way, I'm glad that they aren't making films based on continuation novels.
I'll stipulate that perhaps I'm overly harsh and should at least give it a go before I criticise. Maybe one day, I'll do just that.
Agreed, I think EON bought the rights just to have control and stop anyone
trying to make another. Although as someone pointed out the copyright only
lasts for 75 years so who knows what legal battles are ahead in years to come.
In which jurisdiction does copyright last 75 years?
As far as I'm aware - and I could be wrong - in the UK and US, the duration of copyright is the same as it is in Australia - that is, in the case of cinematographic works, 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the film was first released. Or, if you're referring to the novels, 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies.
This is just something I thought. After the death of an author, it had
Copyright protection for 75 years, now I'm not saying I'm right , it's
Just what I was lead to believe. I'm no Copyright lawyer )
Maybe it's 70 years. -{
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,673MI6 Agent
I recently read an interesting article in The Times on literary copyright concerning the Conan-Doyle and rights to the Sherlock Holmes and it said that under British copyright law an author's work enters the public domain some 70 years after that author's death. That means the work is protected in the UK (as a signatory of the Berne Convention treaty) for the author's life plus a further 70 years after the date of death. That means that the literary copyright on the Fleming Bond novels and short stories will expire on 12 August 2034, still 20 years away and it may be even longer than this if the Continuation Bonds are taken into account...
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,673MI6 Agent
Any further interest on what it was the happened to the literary James Bond in the 1970s? I'm all ears! -{
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,673MI6 Agent
edited December 2014
This is how I like to imagine the literary James Bond looked in the 1970s (courtesy of Laurence Harvey):
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,652MI6 Agent
Thanks for the pic, SM. You can easily envision the "real" James Bond in casual wear while being interviewed during the writing of The Authorized Biography of 007. I remember how John Pearson went on and on how unlike Bond was to his screen counterparts.
This is how I like to imagine the literary James Bond looked in the 1970s (courtesy of Laurence Harvey):
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
superadoRegent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,652MI6 Agent
I recently read an interesting article in The Times on literary copyright concerning the Conan-Doyle and rights to the Sherlock Holmes and it said that under British copyright law an author's work enters the public domain some 70 years after that author's death. That means the work is protected in the UK (as a signatory of the Berne Convention treaty) for the author's life plus a further 70 years after the date of death. That means that the literary copyright on the Fleming Bond novels and short stories will expire on 12 August 2034, still 20 years away and it may be even longer than this if the Continuation Bonds are taken into account...
If I just read the same site as you did, it also says that the Fleming Estate judiciously took other legal remedies such as filing trade marks for "James Bond" and other names that appear in the books. I wonder if the same laws apply to films and if there's parity across borders; I also wonder how copyright and trademark laws affect EON's standing with the property?
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
Although I remember reading that, at one point, when Clive Cussler
Was writing Night Probe. He has a character who is obviously Bond,
But given a different name. That if he'd paid IFP, around £1000,000
They would have let him use the name " James Bond" !
Don't know if that's true or a myth. )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
{[] Interesting. I think it's funny, Old Clive has written some fantastic books
( my opinion) but every film made from them has been rubbish )
( Maybe not " Raise the Titanic" ) So by letting them have the film rights, that
May have actually helped him.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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Admittedly, I've never read any continuation novels. As a Fleming purist, I would probably consider them to be poor imitations of the real thing, and not 'cannon'. So in a way, I'm glad that they aren't making films based on continuation novels.
I'll stipulate that perhaps I'm overly harsh and should at least give it a go before I criticise. Maybe one day, I'll do just that.
In which jurisdiction does copyright last 75 years?
As far as I'm aware - and I could be wrong - in the UK and US, the duration of copyright is the same as it is in Australia - that is, in the case of cinematographic works, 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the film was first released. Or, if you're referring to the novels, 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies.
Copyright protection for 75 years, now I'm not saying I'm right , it's
Just what I was lead to believe.
Maybe it's 70 years. -{
If I just read the same site as you did, it also says that the Fleming Estate judiciously took other legal remedies such as filing trade marks for "James Bond" and other names that appear in the books. I wonder if the same laws apply to films and if there's parity across borders; I also wonder how copyright and trademark laws affect EON's standing with the property?
Was writing Night Probe. He has a character who is obviously Bond,
But given a different name. That if he'd paid IFP, around £1000,000
They would have let him use the name " James Bond" !
Don't know if that's true or a myth.
( my opinion) but every film made from them has been rubbish
( Maybe not " Raise the Titanic" ) So by letting them have the film rights, that
May have actually helped him.