Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick is a PUBLIC DOMAIN short story.
Back in 1983 an application was made to renew the copyright for Prominent Author, a short story by Philip K. Dick. The story’s copyright, however was not renewed in the time allotted. Instead the applicant, Paul Williams, mis-stated the original publication date giving Prominent Author the deceptive appearance of being within the renewal period. This is demonstrably false.
Here is the highlighted detail from the copyright renewal form:
Here is the complete page of the copyright renewal form for RE190631:
Here is the table of contents from the May 1954 issue of IF: Worlds Of Science Fiction (note that it includes Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick):
Here is the table of contents from IF: Worlds Of Science Fiction, June 1955 (note the absence of a story by Philip K. Dick):
Prominent Author by Philip K. Dick is a PUBLIC DOMAIN short story.
Posted by Jesse Willis