Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 J. M. Barrie, had given his copyright to the hospital in 1929, later confirmed in his will. Although often incorrectly referred to as a perpetual copyright, it does not confer Great Ormond Street Hospital full intellectual property rights over the work. The amendment was proposed when Peter Pan's copyright first expired on 31 December 1987, 50 years after Barrie's death, which was the copyright term at that time. Following EU legislation extending the term to author's life + 70 years, Peter Pan's copyright was revived in 1996 and expired on 31 December 2007 in the UK, where Great Ormond Street
H. S. Sington H. S. Sington Dr Harold Sigismund Sington FRSE (1878–1956) was a 20th century British physician and anaesthetist. He was born in Higher Broughton, Manchester on 31 October 1878 the son of Joseph George Sington (a civil engineer) and his wife, Mary Florence Straus. He was educated at Cheltenham College. He studied Medicine at Caius College, Cambridge University and did postgraduate studies in Brussels. His earliest posts were at St Thomas' Hospital in London. From 1907 onwards he was anaesthetist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London. He held this post for over 30 years. He also worked