Can I reproduce out of print books?

2001-03-11 Thread A. Melon
Does anyone know the law regarding duplication of out of print books/other works? E.g. Stephen King withdrew his book 'Rage' (support your neighborhood second-hand bookstore) about a schoolkid who holds his class hostage at gunpoint, shortly after the Littleton shootings. King _does not_ want

Re: Can I reproduce out of print books?

2001-03-11 Thread Tim May
At 6:55 AM -0800 3/11/01, A. Melon wrote: Does anyone know the law regarding duplication of out of print books/other works? "Copyright" is separate from "out of print." A book is "out of print" when the publisher is not selling new copies of the book to distributors and end buyers. At that

Re: Can I reproduce out of print books?

2001-03-11 Thread Greg Newby
It's not that hard to read the US Copyright Law. Visit http://www4.law.cornell.edu ; either read the DMCA (you can search for it), or just look through the relevant sections of Title 17. On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 06:55:32AM -0800, A. Melon wrote: Does anyone know the law regarding duplication

Re: Can I reproduce out of print books?

2001-03-11 Thread Ray Dillinger
On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, A. Melon wrote: Does anyone know the law regarding duplication of out of print books/other works? It's the same law as the law regarding duplication of in-print books/other works. There are places and situations in which the enforcement varies depending on whether it's

Re: Can I reproduce out of print books?

2001-03-11 Thread Alan Olsen
On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, A. Melon wrote: Does anyone know the law regarding duplication of out of print books/other works? E.g. Stephen King withdrew his book 'Rage' (support your neighborhood second-hand bookstore) about a schoolkid who holds his class hostage at gunpoint, shortly after the