From: Cahebay-AT-aol.com Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 11:42:50 EDT Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] questionable transactions on eBay To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org In a message dated 5/24/2005 10:50:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kreftingfamily-AT-msn.com writes: There's some misapprehension about copyright here. The mere fact that a copyright was not filed does not remove the author's right under law, nor does the lack of publication of the work. I would refer interested people to the US Copyright Office website to get info: http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq_http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq_ (http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq) Anything published prior to 1923 is public domain - any printed matter, pictures, paintings and so on .anyone can do what they wish with the material Any book published prior to 1949 not copyrighted or copyrighted only one term is now public domain. any such book with the copyright renewed after the first term of 28 years is still protected in its second term.as a special law was passed in the 1970's extending the second term 67 years instead of an additional 28 years. The trick marionette book was privately published by puppet imprints in michigan in 1935 and not copyrighted I/E public domain Mark _Professional Puppeteers Guild_ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pro_puppets) A discussion list on the creation and presentation of Hand Puppets, Rod Puppets and Marionettes . _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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