That's too bad about Congress. I assume that in many cases Allen was the author, or he could get the OK from those authors still living.
Jim On Jul 6, 2010, at 8:02 PM, Rich wrote: > It used to be easy to republish old works but then congress poked their nose > into it several times to fix it and make it better. Now its really broke. > > Jim Nichol wrote: >> OK, I was wrong. And besides, I only said you MAY have missed the point! >> (grin) >> Jim >> On Jul 6, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Rich wrote: >>> The original author of the article holds the copyright. Sometimes the >>> publisher also retains the right to republish but each condition is >>> different. This is why the number of compilations of old disks and >>> cylinders are so scarce, among others. It also explains why reprints of >>> old magazines etc are quite scarce now. >>> >>> It is no longer a simple cut and dried decision or answer. >>> >>> I very well do understand the issues. I have not missed the point. >>> >>> Jim Nichol wrote: >>>> Rich, you may be missing the point. You just replied to Allen Koenigsberg >>>> that there may be copyright problems with APM articles. Since Allen is >>>> the publisher of APM, he IS the copyright holder. And I wouldn't be >>>> surprised if he'd be willing to republish any article that someone >>>> requested. >>>> Jim Nichol >>>> On Jul 6, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Rich wrote: >>>>> You may want to do some research on the present copyright laws. You are >>>>> going to be surprised I bet. >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> In a message dated 7/5/2010 9:27:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>>>>> [email protected] writes: >>>>>> I don't know what kind of copyright issues there may be, but I'd like >>>>>> to see some of the more timeless articles and studies from these early >>>>>> newsletters and magazines republished in ITG. >>>>>> -------------- >>>>>> APM published 90 issues from 1973 to 1993, probably over 2000 pages - >>>>>> our largest issue if i recall was 32 pages. >>>>>> I have tried to incorporate some of the material in my ongoing articles >>>>>> for The Sound Box (CAPS), edited by Rene Rondeau. Such articles include >>>>>> the world's only laterally recorded cylinder, the 2-minute Blue Amberols >>>>>> used at the "miniature" Panama Canal, the lost brown wax recording of a >>>>>> man born in 1790, some unusual Berliner discs, unusual coin-op models, >>>>>> the very first Amet Echophone, the origins of the Zonophone, the >>>>>> Chicago Hub-Gore Automaton, etc. >>>>>> Allen >>>>>> _www.phonobooks.com_ (http://www.phonobooks.com) >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
