Wings, by John Monk Saunders (1927)

glenne3 · Post by **glenne3** » May 1st, 2023, 9:14 pm

The novelization of the screenplay, published in 1927. I'm assuming since the book is 97 years old and is freely available as PDF online, that it is in the public domain. What I'm not sure about is if there could be a conflict since Paramount Pictures still owns the rights to the film Wings. If that is the case, I apologize in advance for this post.

Available in PDF from Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/wings0000unse_w7q5

flavo5000 · Post by **flavo5000** » May 2nd, 2023, 9:09 am

Looks like it should be cleared to be recorded. And actually the film itself entered the public domain this year too.

glenne3 · Post by **glenne3** » May 2nd, 2023, 9:12 am

flavo5000 wrote: ↑May 2nd, 2023, 9:09 am Looks like it should be cleared to be recorded. And actually the film itself entered the public domain this year too.

Thank you for checking! I saw that right after I posted this, haha. It's a favorite of mine.

Post by **TriciaG** » May 2nd, 2023, 9:42 am

And not just a PDF. It can be read online, like any Internet Archive book.

A scan of the book, clearly showing copyright 1927. So yes, it's OK to record for LibriVox.

Saunders died in 1940, so it's PD basically everywhere.

Very basic plot: World War I combat pilots in a romantic rivalry over a woman.