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Public Domain / Re: Two New Public Domain Hard...

Last post by MysteryFan89 - April 29, 2025, 10:15:04 PM

In Canada copyright for works for hire is based on the life of the author plus 70 years from the death of the author or last author (prior to 2022 it was life plus 50). 

Right now in Canada with those public domain texts they shouldn't be available and if S&S found out about them they would be able to send cease & desist letters.

However the other thing, and this is where S&S would probably take legal action is if someone tried to make a movie or TV show or computer game based on the 8 books in the US public domain.  The producers could use the books for free in the US, but if they didn't get S&S's permission for Canada, S&S would be able to sue them for copyright infringement in Canada, not to mention trademark infringement.  It would be like about 10 years ago where I remember "Mr. Holmes" the movie was being talked about how in the UK (country of copyright origin) & Canada it could be distributed with Doyle's heirs not receiving any royalties from the film in either country, because all the Holmes stories were in the public domain in the UK & Canada, whereas the US distributors had to pay royalties because the film used elements from the stories that were (in 2015) still under US copyright.  So even if the book is in the public domain in it's country of copyright origin, under international copyright convention, such as the Berne Convention (to which Canada and the US are both signatories, along with 179 other countries who are signatories), any book or literary work from a foreign country receives the same length of copyright as a domestic author.  So in Canada works for hire use the life of the author plus 70 years,  not a set amount of time, like the US's 95 years.  Or in the case of books published anonymously, it is 70 years (since 2022) from time of first publication. 

HeR Interactive makes the Nancy Drew PC games. Do they pay S&S?

#2

Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by MysteryFan89 - April 29, 2025, 10:13:11 PM

I wouldn't recommend them.  They are 2nd grade readers masquerading as 6th grade readers.  And S&S setup a major story arc in book 1, similar to the Assassins in the  Casefiles, but dropped it immediately.

Yeah, why did they do that? I loved book one, after that, it kind of went down from there.

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Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by tomswift2002 - April 29, 2025, 06:46:13 AM

You're really making me want to finally read those Adventures books on my bookshelf.

I wouldn't recommend them.  They are 2nd grade readers masquerading as 6th grade readers.  And S&S setup a major story arc in book 1, similar to the Assassins in the  Casefiles, but dropped it immediately.

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Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by MacGyver - April 28, 2025, 07:30:18 PM

Callie only appeared in UB #5 Rocky Road back in 2005.  Since then she's been MIA.  Iola and Chet have appeared in a few books (and in the Secret Files they even gained a baby sister, Mimi).  Jerry really hasn't been in the books since the 1930's and their 1950's/1960's rewrites.  Tony and Phil, they might've appeared in Rocky Road, but I don't recall. 

And of course, Chief Collig and Con Riley appeared a few time in the UB's, but their last appearance was in like 2009/2010.  The Adventures introduced a pretty forgettable police chief. 

You're really making me want to finally read those Adventures books on my bookshelf.

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Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by tomswift2002 - April 28, 2025, 05:37:54 PM

I haven't read enough of those books to know but it's definitely a shame if Callie (and Iola, Chet, Biff, Tony, Phil and Jerry, for that matter) get underutilized in the UB and Adventures books.

Callie only appeared in UB #5 Rocky Road back in 2005.  Since then she's been MIA.  Iola and Chet have appeared in a few books (and in the Secret Files they even gained a baby sister, Mimi).  Jerry really hasn't been in the books since the 1930's and their 1950's/1960's rewrites.  Tony and Phil, they might've appeared in Rocky Road, but I don't recall. 

And of course, Chief Collig and Con Riley appeared a few time in the UB's, but their last appearance was in like 2009/2010.  The Adventures introduced a pretty forgettable police chief. 

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Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by MacGyver - April 28, 2025, 04:08:36 PM

At least she's in the Casefiles!  In the UB's and Adventures, she seemed to be treated like Tiffany or Debbie Gibson.  She belonged to the 80's/90's and needed to be thrown out in the 2000's.

I haven't read enough of those books to know but it's definitely a shame if Callie (and Iola, Chet, Biff, Tony, Phil and Jerry, for that matter) get underutilized in the UB and Adventures books.

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Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by tomswift2002 - April 28, 2025, 12:47:26 PM

I feel like The Hardy Boys (Along with Callie, of course) visit quite a few of her relatives in the Casefiles. One of her uncles in Deadfall in Oregon, I believe she has another uncle in Vermont maybe (See Pure Evil) and yet more relatives (cousins, I think) in Barbados in The Dead Season. Callie's family is really spread out.

At least she's in the Casefiles!  In the UB's and Adventures, she seemed to be treated like Tiffany or Debbie Gibson.  She belonged to the 80's/90's and needed to be thrown out in the 2000's.

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Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by MacGyver - April 27, 2025, 05:32:04 PM

We learn Callie has an uncle that lives in Washington in this one.

We also see the Hardy Boys learning - they make sure to buy extra insurance on their rental car.

I feel like The Hardy Boys (Along with Callie, of course) visit quite a few of her relatives in the Casefiles. One of her uncles in Deadfall in Oregon, I believe she has another uncle in Vermont maybe (See Pure Evil) and yet more relatives (cousins, I think) in Barbados in The Dead Season. Callie's family is really spread out.

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Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by NZone - April 27, 2025, 03:56:56 PM

We learn Callie has an uncle that lives in Washington in this one.

We also see the Hardy Boys learning - they make sure to buy extra insurance on their rental car.

#10

Hardy Boys Casefiles / Re: #60 Deadfall (33rd Anniver...

Last post by tomswift2002 - April 25, 2025, 12:51:51 PM

So I just finished the book.  It wasn't as bad as I remembered it, but it was not the best.  In one way it was reminding me of the possible Casefile Breakdown In Axeblade and Line of Fire with the environmental theme and the businesses.  However, in the Nancy Drew Files Nancy had also dealt with environmentalists in Crosscurrents, which was also released in February 1992.  So that seemed to be the environmental month back in 92.

Rating: 5/10