On Jul 31, 2010, at 12:30 AM, Egon Willighagen wrote:
> some legal framework kicks in to overcome this problem... 
> I'm pretty sure it works something like that with
> copyright on books too... not?

Not.

"Orphan works" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_works

See also "abandonware" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware

While my understanding is US-centric, I think the same applies
to other countries, as a consequence of the Berne convention.

                                Andrew
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