In 1908, Anne of Green Gables was published and it
launched the literary career of Lucy Maud Montgomery. The book
recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11 year old orphan girl
who is mistakenly sent to two middle-aged siblings, who had
originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their
farm. The story recounts how Anne makes her way through life.
The book has been adapted into films, musicals, plays,
and even television series.
In fact, Kevin Sullivan produced the popular television version
in the 1980s. Sullivan applied for and obtained copyright
protection in respect of the television mini-series.
Sullivan is now in a copyright legal battle with the folks
behind the most recent incarnation of the story, a series produced
by Northwood Media Inc. called Anne with an "E",
now available on Netflix.
