Two basics to remember quick and easy. 1. Before 1923 2. Author's permission if 1923 or after. More difficult. Determine what's fair use of the book (1923 or later), and type of information being posted. W. David Samuelsen Bettie Wood wrote: > > This came up on my list. > Is it illegal to copy a book for your own use? Or does the copyright > have to be "invalid" or "up" before you can copy it? > Thanks for any help, > Bettie/Momma Walton <>< > > ==== COPYRIGHT Mailing List ==== > Searchable archives at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=copyright > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi