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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by pTamok on Saturday October 28 2023, @09:23AM (3 children)

    by pTamok (3042) on Saturday October 28 2023, @09:23AM (#1330618)

    I remember when 1984 was a book that predicted a horrific future.

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  • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Saturday October 28 2023, @11:29PM (2 children)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Saturday October 28 2023, @11:29PM (#1330676)

    And when it was still under copyright [youtu.be].

    • (Score: 2, Informative) by pTamok on Sunday October 29 2023, @12:08PM (1 child)

      by pTamok (3042) on Sunday October 29 2023, @12:08PM (#1330725)

      It still is copyright in the USA until 2044.

      For various reasons, some works are copyrighted for 95 years after publication in the USA. The novel 1984 was published in 1949, so the 95-year rule means it enters the public domain in the USA on 1st January 2044.

      It has already entered the public domain in some other countries.

      • (Score: 3, Interesting) by krishnoid on Sunday October 29 2023, @03:21PM

        by krishnoid (1156) on Sunday October 29 2023, @03:21PM (#1330732)

        I think the guy who recorded it is Australian, and this version has his reading and sound effects. I really liked it, and some of the YouTube comments are from kids who were assigned the book in school, listened to his audio adaptation, and got a lot out of it.