Journey to the West
Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. In English-speaking countries, "Monkey", Arthur Waley's popular abridged translation is well known.
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.