----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----At 05:44 PM 10/17/2006, Ron Hynes wrote:
Curtis, those articles are now most likely way too old to have any "Rights" attached. I may be wrong but I feel sure that after something like 17 years anyone can use them.
From www.uspto.gov .....
- The length of your copyright depends on when the work was created, published, and/or registered. Duration also depends on whether the work was created by an individual, more than one individual, or as employee or at the direction of another person or company. ... For works created before January 1, 1978 (protected under the 1909 Copyright Act), [d]uration depends on a number of factors, including whether the work was “published” and whether or not the copyright was renewed. In general, under the 1909 Copyright Act, copyright protection begins with first publication of the work and lasts for a period of 28 years, renewable for an additional term of 28 years, for a total term of protection of 56 years. In 1976, Congress extended the renewal term to 47 years, increasing the total possible term of protection to 75 years. In 1998, Congress again extended the renewal term by an additional 20 years, for total possible term of protection of 95 years from publication.
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