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
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:
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Date:
From:
Subject: Re:
Microfilm Copyright
Thank you to
everyone who replied.
I have one
question to
She said " Permission to reproduce the entire microfilm should
be requested from the NYSHA Research
(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