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J.D. Salinger just died. He made it to 91, though.
I imagine his estate will continue the copyright infringement lawsuit against the author of the unauthorized sequel. Men live and die, but litigation endures. 8-) :-D
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R.I.P. J.D. Salinger
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greenhouse1014
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I'd love to get my hands on the stuff he's been writing while he's been hiding. I can only imagine its great stuff.
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catnfiddle
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I announced this to my class during an online lecture. Every one of them knew who he was and had enjoyed Catcher in the Rye. It made me proud to be a teacher but sad we'll never know more of what was in his head.
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jeff_r
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I'm not going to post my entire mean-spirited rant here (this board's much too gentle for that), but I will say this: I have always taken a dim view of the complete lockdown Salinger placed on his published works. I look forward to the day they move into the public domain.
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hugh59
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jeff_r wrote >>
I'm not going to post my entire mean-spirited rant here (this board's much too gentle for that), but I will say this: I have always taken a dim view of the complete lockdown Salinger placed on his published works. I look forward to the day they move into the public domain.Thanks to Congress, you will have to wait a long time. I think that right now, the duration of copyright protection is the life of the author plus 70 years. And, with the way Congress keeps extending copyright protection, they may never make it into the public domain, at least in this country.
Here is an excerpt from wikipedia:
The Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) of 1998 extended copyright terms in the United States by 20 years. Since the Copyright Act of 1976, copyright would last for the life of the author plus 50 years, or 75 years for a work of corporate authorship. The Act extended these terms to life of the author plus 70 years and for works of corporate authorship to 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication, whichever endpoint is earlier.[1] Copyright protection for works published prior to January 1, 1978 was increased by 20 years to a total of 95 years from their publication date.
This law, also known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, Sonny Bono Act, or pejoratively as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act, effectively "froze" the advancement date of the public domain in the United States for works covered by the older fixed term copyright rules. Under this Act, additional works made in 1923 or afterwards that were still copyrighted in 1998 will not enter the public domain until 2019 or afterward (depending on the date of the product) unless the owner of the copyright releases them into the public domain prior to that or if the copyright gets extended again. Unlike copyright extension legislation in the European Union, the Sonny Bono Act did not revive copyrights that had already expired. The Act did extend the terms of protection set for works that were already copyrighted, and is retroactive in that sense. However, works created before January 1, 1978 but not published or registered for copyright until recently are addressed in a special section (17 U.S.C. § 303) and may remain protected until the end of 2047. The Act became Pub.L. 105-298 on October 27, 1998
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catnfiddle
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There is a difference between the man and the man's work. Fortunately, the best part of that deal is available at the library, so go see jeff_r and borrow a copy.
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jeff_r
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catnfiddle wrote >>
There is a difference between the man and the man's work. Fortunately, the best part of that deal is available at the library, so go see jeff_r and borrow a copy.HA! Thanks for the promotion! :)
Interestingly, the fact that I work in a library is a big part of why I'm so incensed by Salinger's pathological control over his published works. I regularly help parents find audiobooks for children and young adults with learning disabilities and reading disorders. For these kids, audiobooks are often the only reading they can do. Since Salinger never authorized any audio versions of his titles, this group gets shut out. The same holds true for people who are blind and visually impaired; again, no audio versions, and no large-print editions. Salinger never signed off on them.
Apparently the Salinger canon is only for the able-bodied. I say screw him.
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kit444
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jeff_r wrote >>
HA! Thanks for the promotion! :)
Interestingly, the fact that I work in a library is a big part of why I'm so incensed by Salinger's pathological control over his published works. I regularly help parents find audiobooks for children and young adults with learning disabilities and reading disorders. For these kids, audiobooks are often the only reading they can do. Since Salinger never authorized any audio versions of his titles, this group gets shut out. The same holds true for people who are blind and visually impaired; again, no audio versions, and no large-print editions. Salinger never signed off on them.
Apparently the Salinger canon is only for the able-bodied. I say screw him.Given that Salinger has allegedly been writing for 50 years and not sharing any of it with anyone, I think we can safely assume he wasn't concerned with his readers. Hopefully, his estate will loosen the reigns a bit and open his work to other formats. There's money to be made in doing so.
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AmyD
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eh, i have no problems with his personal choices. he seems to have been sort of a turd as an adult and older person, but it doesn't bother me. so many have done way worse for way less. i have always loved his writing and also love Perfect Day for Bananafish. My first tattoo is of a fish eating bananas.
anyhow, my favorites salinger story is The Inverted Forest. You can google it and read it. it's awesome.Posted 2 years ago # -
Rockmastermike
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overrated author is overrated
I was completely unimpressed by 'Catcher...'. When I was a teen in the 80's I almost gave up reading it about halfway, but kept reading it just hoping Halden would just finally get laid already and relax. It was culturally dated even 30 years ago.
Sorry, it's just my $.02
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unejoliefille
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Mine is Franny & Zooey, which features the same family mentioned in 9 Stories. It's brilliant. As for Catcher, I'd take it or leave it, and find it a shame that it's what Salinger is remembered for.
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