From: Christopher Hudert <heyhoot-AT-mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 13:07:10 -0400
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] copyright and public domain


  Something else that must be considered here, though it may not apply 
to the two works in question, is that while a work may be in public 
domain there are other issues that may restrict you from doing anything 
you wish with the material. For instance, the works of Beatrix Potter 
are in public domain, but all of the names, characters, and images are 
trademarked. If you want to perform the any of the works and use the 
names you must license the works. If you want to change all of the 
names you can do it without a license, but who is going to come see 
Freddie Rabbit instead of Peter Rabbit?
Christopher

On May 24, 2005, at 11:42 AM, Cahebay-AT-aol.com wrote:

> >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


> 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

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