In 1929 J. M. Barrie donated all rights in Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. In 1987, fifty years after Barrie's death, copyright expired after UK law. However, the following year a unique act of Parliament restored royalty income from all versions of Peter Pan to the hospital, which means that every sick children there will continue to benefit from J. M. Barrie's generous gift for as long as the hospital exists.