Is Peter Pan still in the public domain?

As a result, the hospital is still entitled to royalties for uses of Peter Pan in the country. However, these rights have several key limitations: Only Within the UK: The U.S. and rest of EU do not follow these rules, meaning no such royalties are owed unless the work is not in public domain. read more

This came to a head in late 2002 when author Emily Somma sought to release a new Peter Pan story entitled After the Rain: A New Adventure for Peter Pan. After receiving legal threats from GOSH, Somma sued, claiming her characters were from the public domain books, not the play. read more

As far as Peter Pan is concerned, Alexander David is right in saying that the NOVEL is in the public domain (having been published in 1911 and not benefiting from the Sonny Bono Act) but the PLAY is still in copyright until 2023 (having been first published in 1928). read more