![]() Thanks to the very specific time frame of this provision, audiences, especially horror fans, should expect to see more claims like these being made on behalf of some iconic franchises within the next few years. ![]() The provision requires the creator of an original work to wait 35 years before they can submit a claim to restore their right to the works that they created, at which point the claim must be submitted two years before the termination date. Because of the ongoing battle between Friday the 13th creators Miller and Cunningham, there hasn’t been a new Friday the 13th movie since Marcus Nispel’s reboot in 2009.īoth Barker and Miller are using a change that Congress made to copyright law back in 1976 in order to try and regain their works. ![]() However, if Friday the 13th’s legal battles are any indication, Clive Barker’s claim to Hellraiser is not a sure thing by any means, nor something that can be guaranteed to happen in a reasonable timeframe. ![]()
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