Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an action-adventure video game developed by Ninja Theory and published by Namco Bandai Games. Announced in 2009 as "Enslaved", it was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October 2010. As a loose adaptation of the novel "Journey to the West", the game is set 150 years in a future post-apocalyptic world following a global war. Only remnants of humanity survive, along with the still active war machines left over from the conflict. The game's story follows Monkey who is forced to escort Trip home safely after they survive a ship crash. Players play as Monkey, who must combat enemies using his staff from a third-person perspective, engage in different platforming challenges and solve puzzles.
Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States
John R. Neill's three canonical Oz books – "The Wonder City of Oz", "The Scalawagons of Oz", and "Lucky Bucky in Oz" – were published between 1940 and 1942. Neill's heirs renewed the copyrights, so these books will not enter the public domain until 2036 through 2038, pursuant to the 95-year term.
A fourth Oz book by Neill – "The Runaway in Oz" – was written by Neill in 1943. It was published posthumously in 1995. The 1976 Copyright Act introduced an alternate copyright terms for all works published after 1977, stating that the new copyright term would be fifty years after the death of the author. However, for all works that were published posthumously after 1977, the law treats them as if the author died no sooner than 1977. The Sonny Bono Act upheld this, but increased the term to seventy years after the author's death. Therefore, although Neill died in 1943, The Runaway in Oz will not enter public domain until 2048.