Have you tried posting your question to the Copyright-L mailing list on Rootsweb? There are some very knowledgable people on that list that could probably answer your question right away. Thanks, Peggy -----Original Message----- From: Paula Vaughan [mailto:pajolova@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 9:58 AM To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question Genie- Here is the the US Copyright website http://www.copyright.gov/. It can be confusing reading - but I have emailed them with exactly what I wanted to do and they have given me a timely reply. So if any doubt trying emailing them. Paula Waupaca County Coordinator WIGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm >From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@adelphia.net> >Reply-To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question >Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:41:00 -0500 > >I am told from a reliable source that anything prior to 1923 is copyright >free, regardless of whether the organization is still being in existence. > >Tina >----- Original Message ----- From: "MAK - Transcriber" ><maktranscriber@yahoo.com> >To: <WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 6:01 PM >Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] copyright question > > >>Copyright does not normally apply to anything over 75 >>years old unless the organization renewed it - the >>simplest way would be to request permission from the >>State Historical Society - better yet, check and see >>if it is already on-line at: >>http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ >> >>or not to put the entire article on line - rephrase it >>and site the source - and make a note on the site >>that it has been edited >> >>R/S MAK >> >> >> >>--- WI CC x 6 <wigenwebcc@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>Someone recently donated an article that was printed >>>in a 1919 issue of the >>>"Wisconsin Magazine of History". Is this a >>>publication of the state >>>Historical Society? And if so, would this still be >>>under copyright since >>>the organization is still in existence? >>> >>>Thanks for any insight you can give, >>> >>>Genie ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== Celebrate Wisconsin! Visit the Washburn County WIGenWeb Project Pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwashbu/