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Subject: Re: [COPYRIGHT] Question on undated book
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:09:10 EST

In a message dated 11/22/2005 1:00:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

Hi List,
This question may have been discussed before. Couldn't find. I have a plat
book for a county, in a state, in USA. There is absolutely no date or
copyright mark anywhere in the book. I crisscrossed between the book & the
1900, 1920 & 1930 census. The nearest I can come might be 1920 to 1930. My
question is, without a date or copyright identification, is this book
eligible for public domain use?
Thanks, Donna
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Yes--if the book was published in the USA without a copyright notice and if
it was published prior to 1/1/1978 it went into the public domain upon pub
lication. See:

http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

Joan

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