>> I too live in California but know the five counties of Northwest New Jersey fairly well; Sussex, Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, and Somerset. If you search on "Skylands, NJ" it offers a current... << I am fairly familiar with copyright law-- though e-communication has added some of its own frustrations-- and here is my question: What is "fair use" of a map that has been published? What if it's a very simply drawn map-- like the Skylands map of New Jersey with no mention of cities or rivers-- and with no mention of the source? What if it's a copy of an 1885 northern New Jersey map with a copyright mark on it? Given copyright laws that I know about, I don't really see how an old map comes under copyright protection. And what am I to do if I want to have a detailed map in my book say about Sussex County, NJ. Wouldn't that be far beyond the "fair use" requirement? How am I to republish a map for a potentional book or booklet? Thanks. Kathleen