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From: "Brian N." <>
Subject: Re: [PANORTHU-L] Annals of Oley Valley
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 16:20:42 -0400


Kay,

What happens then with a copyright when the book is way out of print, and
very difficult to find? You can't go to the publisher and say, 'Gee, I'd
like to buy this as the information is very important to my research." If
you find somone with the source and the book is out of print, what options
to you have? It isn't a perfect world and so your only option is to

1. Borrow the book from the owner
2. Copy the information you need out of the book by hand
3. Make a photocopy of the pages or page you need.
4. Make a copy of the entire book for future reference work.

These options make better sense to me than not being able to get the
information you need because a book that was written decades ago is with
somone across the country and chances of finding an original copy are slim
to none.

Perhaps then, it is okay in this instance?

However, if you intend to make copies and sell them at a profit instead of
having somone pay for the cost of making the photocopy what different is
that ball of wax?

Can you answer any of these questions? I'm very curious, I don't know very
mucy about copyright laws and sometimes they seem downright unfair,
especially in the area of Genealogical sources.

Can you elaberate on any of this?

Thanks,

Brian Nahodil

Brian E. Nahodil
Fairfax, VA
:=)>

Sometimes we turn to God when our foundations are shaking,
only to find out it is God who is shaking them

----- Original Message -----
From: Kay Knapp <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 4:08 PM
Subject: [PANORTHU-L] Annals of Oley Valley

> Nora and others,
>
> Just a word of warning. Before you offer to copy and sell this item, you
> may want to double check on the copyright. Copyright is somewhat of a
> confusing issue. I work in a library and we have questions about copyright
> all the time. I therefore have some information on copyright. This is a
> subject that not all librarians understand fully and I will admit I don't
> understand everything dealing with copyright.
>
> The publication date of this book falls in a time period where it could
> still be under copyright. If I am understanding the information I have
> correctly, there was a time frame of publication when books were published
> without the copyright notice (this went into effect in 1978) but the
> authors (or their heirs) were given time to file for copyright. This
notice
> would then appear on any revised editions published after the 1978 date. I
> have a chart showing the time frames and this publication falls in the
> category where if the copyright was filed for and renewed, the copyright
> could extend to beyond the year 2000.
>
> If I were you, I would either check with the copyright office or a lawyer
> to be sure I didn't do something wrong. There is a web site from the
> Library of Congress Copyright Office. It's http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright
> you may want to look at it and if you have any questions contact them. You
> can search the copyright status or ownership of a work, by requesting
> Circular 22, "How to investigate the Copyright Status of a Work," and
> Circular 23, "The Copyright Card Catalog and the Online Files of the
> Copyright Office." You should be able to get to these through the web
site
> or at least request them.
>
> My advice is ""Better to be safe than sorry." Also keep in mind you never
> know who is reading your messages.
>
>
> >Subject: [PANORTHU-L] Typo -- Annals of Oley Valley
> >To:
> >
> >To everyone who is interested in the Oley Valley look-up,
> >Yes, it was a typo it should have read--- $1.00 for up to 10 pages and
$8.00
> >for the whole book.
> >Thanks
> >Nora
> >
>

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