In a message dated 10/16/99 6:11:04 PM, [email protected] writes: << Honoring Mr. Volkel's copyright, however, would not extend to the material published in 1900 -- only the original material that he supplied in 1980, i.e. the index and preface. >> Thank you Larry. That is my understanding of the laws also and by posing the question, I was simply attempting to confirm my interpretation of the copyright laws before I transcribed the factual information found in the 1980 version that was copied (not re-typed) from the 1900 version of the book. I am in no way attempting to violate any of Mr. Volkel's rights on his 1980 version which includes the preface and index nor am I interested in transcribing any information found in the preface and index. Have a great weekend, Barbara Freeman