This chart developed by someone at Cornell University is one of the best out there. (There's a PDF version available if you want to print a copy for your reference.) http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm Lori Thornton Ashland Co. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@adelphia.net> Reply-To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com 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 >> >> MAKtranscriber >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== >> Celebrate Wisconsin! >> Visit the Washington County WIGenWeb Project Pages >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwashin/ >> >> > > > >==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== >Celebrate Wisconsin! >Visit the Waukesha County WIGenWeb Project Pages >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaukes/indice.html > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.lcs.net