Just a short follow-up. It appears that what I am asking about is
called "orphan works" and UK law recently changed regarding them:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/05/orphan-works
We are 33 years out from the original publishing date (no other
editions were printed and it was never even published in paperback). I
know who the original publishing house was, but there would be no
reason to give them a "heads-up" on what I'd like to do... they can't
possibly have publishing rights that extend this far out (can they?)
Interesting.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an interesting situation that I just bumped across. I've found
> a long out-of-print title (published in 1980) by a now deceased author
> (died 2009) who, in a 1997 USENET post, gave permission to reproduce
> ("photo/ copy") his book if anyone found a copy. He also stated that
> he owned the copyright (therefore could give such permission). I have
> reason to believe that the title might be reasonably popular today, if
> again available.
>
> I guess my question is: Would his copyright have passed to his heirs?
> (Or what happens to one's copyright at death in the UK system)? Does
> his giving permission to reproduce mean that I could now republish it
> in the U.S. without treading on anyone's rights? Or if someone
> maintains rights, how might I go about finding out who and procuring
> them?
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
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> "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" -
> Peter Galassi
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