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Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 10, 2021
More than a century before feuds over kidney donation stories captivated the internet, Mark Twain and his friend Edward House battled over a stage adaptation of “The Prince and the Pauper.”. At least one of them you’ve heard of—Samuel Clemens, better known to his fans and critics by the pen name Mark Twain.
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AUGUST 11, 2021
Mark Twain, Mary Ann Cord, and the Meaning of Authorship Twain used the story of formerly enslaved cook Mary Ann Cord, changing her name to Aunt Rachel. Taking him at his word: Did Twain infringe her common-law copyright? Atlantic Monthly first published Twain’s work, credited to him alone, in 1874. Seems unlikely.
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