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    1. [OHBELMON-L] copyright & public domain
    2. Robert W. McLeod
    3. Hi All, There seems to be a lot of concern about copyright violations lately so I thought I would pass along the website listed below. The site belongs to Lolly Gasaway, an attorney, who is an acknowledged expert in the field of intellectual property. Basically, she states, any work (of any type) made prior to 1923 is no longer protected by copyright and is therefore in the public domain. She provides a chart that is simple to interpret and graphically explains the basics of current copyright laws. With her info you can safely determine if a work has passed into the public domain. The link to her page is: http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm Make a print, keep it handy and be informed, ---bob

    08/13/2000 01:49:49