from: Nick R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> subject: [Hornlist] Scanning Kopprasch
As far as I know, the copyright expires on the author's 25th deathday. That is, 25 years after he dies. (by the way, the beatles' copyright might expire this year). However, copyrights can be renewed, and if this is the case, it is illegal to sell or otherwise redistribute the material. The publisher may have renewed the copyright. Talk to them about it :)
Perhaps that's the way the law works in Canada. The law in the US is that:
* For works created after 1/1/1978: Author's life (or last
surviving' author's life) + 70 years.
* Works created but not published/copyrighted prior to 1/1/1978: Same as above, but no less than 25 years from date of publication
if published prior to 12/31/2003.
* Created and published/registered prior to that date: more
complicated, but generally a total term of protection of 95 years
if copyright renewed, and for some works it is no longer mandatory
to apply for renewal to receive it. Ergo, all works published
prior to 1910 are now in the public domain; some works published
more recently will be in the public domain now if an expiring
copyright was not renewed for those works originally published
before 1964.
This is a very simplified view, and not necessarily complete. For more information on the Byzantine and constantly changing US copyright situation, see
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html - (US Copyright office Circular 1) http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf - (duration of copyright)
It's always a good idea to talk to a copyright holder/publisher before attempting to reprint a work.
Ron Boerger
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