The copyright office has a website...not sure what the url is but if you can't find it I can get it to you...but I'm not sure if you can do a search via the net yet...you can for patents but I haven't been to the copyright place for awhile...but will do some checking around and see what I can find out... Otherwise, a call to the copyright office would work...not sure if they charge a fee for it...their site might tell you how to go about it.... And yes, Joe, I don't think you need GPC consent anyway, it would be the original author's consent you would need...I'll bet GPC didn't have his consent either...because they know the information in the book is not copyrightable and they've done a republish...but they gave him credit as the original publisher or author...just a guess... Charlotte >From: Joe <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: copyright confusion >Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 18:06:56 -0400 > > >There are places who can do this type of search for you, but do not have an >address. > >On the repub/reprint by Genealogical Pub Co...... was there only the 1933 >date shown or was there also a 1961 date?? if only the earlier..... the >book >most probably was NOT renewed. Then you would NOT need GPC permission.... >per >Charlotte's earlier comment. > >Does anyone know how to check with the copyright office to see if a book >was renewed?? > >Stephen and Carol Slotnick wrote: > > > I asked them if the > > copyright had been renewed and they just stated that it was copyrighted >in > > 1933. For all I know, that copyright was not renewed. > > > > Dear Mrs. Slotnick, > > Thank you for your inquiry regarding the above-titled book published by > > Genealogical Publishing Company. The book was copyrighted in 1933 by the > > author. We do not grant permission for use of any of our publications on >the > > internet. > > I am sorry that we are not able to grant your request, but we certainly > > appreciate the wonderful efforts you are making in your Palatine >research. > > Sincerely, Eileen Perkins / Production Manager > > > >-- > >joe > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com