At 8:08 AM -0400 8/23/07, David W. Fenton wrote:
On 22 Aug 2007 at 11:58, John Howell wrote:
Anything published before 1923 is in the public
domain (in the U.S.), and may be used freely by anyone. It belongs to
all of us.
What about a public-domain poem published in a critical edition that
is itself under copyright, such as a Norton anthology? Is it not the
case that the particular variant spellings and line breaks and so
forth might make it prudent (if not strictly required) that you seek
permission from the publisher of the edition?
Same thing as with copyrighted editions or collections of PD music, I
would think. The PD poem cannot be re-copyrighted, and only the new
editorial work is protected. Norton has anthologies of music, as
well. But a valid question. The easy end-run to avoid it without
having to answer it is to find the poem in an earlier PD volume.
John
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