Penn State International Law Review Volume 24 Article 18 Number 4 Penn State International Law Review 5-1-2006 Copyrights in Perpetuity: Peter Pan May Never Grow Up Jennifer S. Green Follow this and additional works at: http://elibrary.law.psu.edu/psilr Recommended Citation Green, Jennifer S. (2006) "Copyrights in Perpetuity: Peter Pan May Never Grow Up," Penn State International Law Review: Vol. 24: No. 4, Article 18. Available at: http://elibrary.law.psu.edu/psilr/vol24/iss4/18 This Comment is brought to you for free and open access by Penn State Law eLibrary. It has been accepted for inclusion in Penn State International Law Review by an authorized administrator of Penn State Law eLibrary. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. SComments I Copyrights in Perpetuity: Peter Pan May Never Grow Up Jennifer S. Green* I. Introduction 2004 was known as "The Year of Peter Pan" throughout the United h Kingdom.' The country celebrated the 1 0 0t anniversary of the stage play, Peter Pan, with picnics in Neverland, charity balls, treasure hunts, and appearances by Peter Pan characters in the London Marathon. 2 A movie about author James Matthew Barrie's life leading up to the premiere of Peter Pan's first appearance on the London stage was * J.D. Candidate, The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, 2006; B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2003. This paper won the local level first place prize in the 2006 Nathan Burkan Memorial Comptition. This work is for my parents, Louise and Jan, who have given me their perpetual love and support.