A first US edition of 'Winnie The Pooh' signed by the author A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard is displayed with cut-outs representing characters from the book at offices of the Sotheby's auction house in London in 2008. Milne’s children’s book is among the works from 1926 whose copyrights will expire on Jan 1, 2022, putting them in the public domain in 2022. Photo: AP
Winnie The Pooh and The Sun Also Rises are going public.
A.A. Milne's beloved children's book and Ernest Hemingway's classic novel, along with films starring Buster Keaton and Greta Garbo are among the works from 1926 whose copyrights will expire Saturday, putting them in the public domain as the calendar flips to 2022.
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