The copyright only applied on how it is presented, including any new additions such as search engine, format, etc. The copyright of the scanned book had ALREADY been expired (if before Jan 1, 1923) and it stays that way. W. David Samuelsen Mariana wrote: > > The question of copyright regarding 'out of copyright' material newly > re-issued.....either as books or as CDs has come up on my email list. > What is the correct answer to "Is this material now covered by copyright?" > > Thanks, > Mariana > > Mariana Bean Ruggles [email protected] > http://www.pieces-n-time.com > Listowner MAESSEX Mail List > Rootsweb.com Donor > > ==== COPYRIGHT Mailing List ==== > Check out the new communities at RootsWeb > http://www.communities.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi