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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9788505" data-attributes="member: 6779310">That it's not yet public domain hasn't stopped many.&nbsp; Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea being the key exemplar, but not the only OSR game in the space, using the setting.The trademark, however, is still current, so if you want the name Conan on the cover, you still will need a license from the current owners of the Trademarks.As for when: current is 95 after first publication or 70 past life of author, longer of.&nbsp; 1932 magazine appearance means mid 2027 for the early character, but the trademark makes using those legally interesting. the novels will be a decade more... assuming no copyright reforms in either direction. It's like Steamboat Willie: you can copy the story and reuse the animation, but Disney still owns the Trademark &quot;Steamboat Willie&quot; and so you'll need to change the title if using it publicly...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 9788505, member: 6779310"] That it's not yet public domain hasn't stopped many. [I][U]Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea[/U][/I] being the key exemplar, but not the only OSR game in the space, using the setting. The trademark, however, is still current, so if you want the name Conan on the cover, you still will need a license from the current owners of the Trademarks. As for when: current is 95 after first publication or 70 past life of author, longer of. 1932 magazine appearance means mid 2027 for the early character, but the trademark makes using those legally interesting. the novels will be a decade more... assuming no copyright reforms in either direction. It's like Steamboat Willie: you can copy the story and reuse the animation, but Disney still owns the Trademark "Steamboat Willie" and so you'll need to change the title if using it publicly... [/QUOTE]

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