Hello everyone New subscriber, and been reading with interest. I'm preparing web pages with transcripts of old books and articles, and assume I'm fairly safe (??!) with anything from the last century. Nothing is 'live' yet but some material up to and including the 1920s is also already done, as although I was aware of the 75-yr rule, until this last week I'd thought it began with the date of publication, not at the end of the author's lifetime. The material from the early part of the century (and there is more from the 30s/40s/50s I had in mind if I could obtain permission) would be great to put online and I hope be a useful resource, but now I'm wary. You will have heard this particular question dozens of times I guess, but here it is again! :-) When there's a publisher who cannot be traced (maybe they went out of business many years ago, or were taken over (perhaps several times), but in any event they don't appear to exist any more), how can I find out if the material is still copyright and, if it is, who to seek permission from today? It seems to me that remainder of author's life + 75 years could cover an awful lot of events and possible name/identity changes in a publisher's history.......so who has the records of this, if anyone, and how do I find who's in a position to give permission? The material is largely UK, but there is a little US-published as well. Glad of any pointers or contact info, Many thanks, Jane J.