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Public Domain Issues - UK
Reading a few websites has got me thinking that I may try to reprint some
old works that I own - if they have fallen into the public domain. A few items in my own collection, I am hoping, would probably be eligible - however I am not totally sure of UK copyright laws. For example, I am pretty sure that Hall's 'Life with the Esquimaux' is in public domain - so that means it could be reprinted - without contacting anyone? It is 1864 Original Publication However - other things I am pretty sure that the following could not be reprinted - A Century of Excavation In Palestine - Religious Tracts Society - 1925 - Author Died In 1950 Two of Graham Greene's early books, Rumour at Nightfall (1931) and The Name of Action (1930) - Author Died in 1991 - He never allowed the books to be reprinted - so only first editions exist.... Would be very grateful for any help on this topic - many thanks, Tom Lintern-Mole |
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"Tom" wrote in message ... Reading a few websites has got me thinking that I may try to reprint some old works that I own - if they have fallen into the public domain. A few items in my own collection, I am hoping, would probably be eligible - however I am not totally sure of UK copyright laws. Current copyright law in the U.K - as in the rest of Europe - is that copyright exists for seventy years after an author's death in respect of previously published material. I understand that different provisions apply to unpublished material. For example, I am pretty sure that Hall's 'Life with the Esquimaux' is in public domain - so that means it could be reprinted - without contacting anyone? It is 1864 Original Publication Original publication is no guide; it's the date of the author's death that matters. However, unless the author wrote this book while he was a teenager and lived to be a hundred or so, you're probably in the clear on this one :-) However - other things I am pretty sure that the following could not be reprinted - A Century of Excavation In Palestine - Religious Tracts Society - 1925 - Author Died In 1950 Two of Graham Greene's early books, Rumour at Nightfall (1931) and The Name of Action (1930) - Author Died in 1991 - He never allowed the books to be reprinted - so only first editions exist.... These could be reprinted with the permission of the relevant estates; however, if they're not willing to have them reprinted, or ask more than you're prepared to pay, you're out of luck. Barbara Roden |
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"Tom" wrote in message
... Reading a few websites has got me thinking that I may try to reprint some old works that I own - if they have fallen into the public domain. A few items in my own collection, I am hoping, would probably be eligible - however I am not totally sure of UK copyright laws. http://www.intellectual-property.gov...t/how_long.htm Good luck. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
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