I have an interesting situation that I just bumped across. I've found
a long out-of-print title (published in 1980) by a now deceased author
(died 2009) who, in a 1997 USENET post, gave permission to reproduce
("photo/ copy") his book if anyone found a copy. He also stated that
he owned the copyright (therefore could give such permission). I have
reason to believe that the title might be reasonably popular today, if
again available.I guess my question is: Would his copyright have passed to his heirs? (Or what happens to one's copyright at death in the UK system)? Does his giving permission to reproduce mean that I could now republish it in the U.S. without treading on anyone's rights? Or if someone maintains rights, how might I go about finding out who and procuring them? Thanks for any insights. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
