Mike, Generally works published before 1978 are protected by copyright for 75 years. However, copyright is a complicated issue. Although it is probably safe to say that a work published in a newspaper from 1905 is in the public domain, I'd recommend contacting the publisher of the newspaper before you reprint it. More information on copyright is available in "Copyright Basics", a publication of the Library of Congress' Copyright Office. This is available at http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/circ1.html. You may also want to consult LC's "How to investigate the Copyright Status of a Work" http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/circ22.html. Should you need further assistance, please feel free to contact me directly. I can be reached at (607) 547-1473 or via email: [log in to unmask] ___________________________ Melissa McAfee Research Library Director New York State Historical Association The Farmers' Museum PO Box 800 Lake Road Cooperstown, NY 13326 607 547 1473 (tel) 607 547 1405 (fax) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:45:09 -0500 From: mike engle <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Microfilm Copyright Thank you to everyone who replied. I have one question to Melissa McAfee. She said " Permission to reproduce the entire microfilm should be requested from the NYSHA Research Library. " (The paper in question is a Cooperstown Newspaper, the Oswego Farmer I believe) What If I found a 1905 article that I wanted to put into a book. This is my question. I knew that the 75 years rule was not a problem, but when I saw that the NYSHS owned the microfilm copywrite. I had questions. From what it sounds like, I could retype the article and put it in the book, in typed form, but what seems FUZZY is if I could just photocopy the article, and put it in the book, as a clipping. Best Regards Mike Engle