[thathndude]

Agreed; it only took damn-near a century after the author’s death for the copyrights to (mostly) expire.

Copyright law on both sides of the pond is asinine.

The supporters of copyright fear monger and present a parade of horribles that will flow if excessive copyright isn’t allowed. (Folks will “abuse” the Mickey Mouse character via pornography, etc).

But I think history has, and will continue to, prove out that these are BS and that it’s all just a cash grab.