Gandhi works to go public 60 years after his death - Yahoo! News The thought-provoking literary works of Mahatma Gandhi, India's iconic freedom fighter, are set to go public after the copyright on his writings and speeches lapses this month. Anyone will now be able to publish the writings and speeches of the legendary leader, often referred to as the Father of the Nation, since the copyright on these works expires 60 years after his death. Gandhi, who pioneered the philosophy of nonviolent resistance to the British occupation of India, was assassinated on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi by a Hindu radical. Gandhi had given his works to the Gujarat-based Navajivan Trust which he founded, but according to the Copyright Act of 1957, works of a person go into the public domain 60 years after their death.
Four score and seven years ago... We hold these truths to be self evident.. We the English.... Et tu, Brutus?
