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Get Ready for Great Gatsby Fan Fiction in 2021
In 1998, Congress passed the Copyright Term Extension Act, which—like its name implies—extended the copyright of works published between 1922 and 1978 by an additional 20 years, from 75 years to 95 years. On Tuesday, January 1, that extension period runs out, and works from Marcel Proust, Agatha Christie, Edith Wharton, Robert Frost, and more will enter the public domain. The New York Times notes that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is not in this batch—but the novel will have its turn to be reprinted by anyone and potentially turned into fanfiction come 2021.
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Embracing the Winds
Star Trek Continues
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Back to the Future writer: bad guy Biff was based on Donald Trump
Back to the Future writer Bob Gale has revealed that the trilogy’s villain Biff Tannen is based on Donald Trump, putting an end to fan speculation. In the second film, which was celebrated this week as part of Back to the Future day, Tannen becomes a successful businessman who opens a 27-story casino and, in an oddly prescient touch, uses his money to influence US politics.
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