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From: joe patterson <>
Subject: Re: [COPYRIGHT] Question about fair use and mail lists
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 17:11:43 -0500
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>Larry DeFrance wrote:
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>>Cliff, in your reply to Debbie in this most interesting discussion you
>>said one thing which prompts a follow-up question.
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>>The statement in question is:
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>>>Anything written before 1923 is no longer copyrighted.
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Believe that what Cliff "meant to say" was, anything PUBLISHED before
1923 is no longer ©. Something written but not published would still be
subject to copyright if discovered and published today, as I understand
the current law. It would be subject to the current period of copyright
for this class, life + 70 years or Dec 31, 2002, whichever is greater.


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