Is the Wizard of Oz Copyright protected?
Channel: New Media Rights
Date: 2012-08-06

Are the Wizard of Oz movies and books still under Copyright protection or are they public domain so that you can reuse them in your own works without worrying about Copyright laws. New Media Rights explains why the answer is more complicated than it seems.

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