On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:02:39 -0800, in alt.culture.alaska,
bookburn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>Here's what Wikipedia re****ts about works copyrighted in the US and
>expiration time before going into the Public Domain:
>
>(quote)
>If the work was published before 1923, it is in the public domain in
>the U.S.[1] (With a caveat for works published without copyright
>notice, see the footnote.)
>
>If the work was published 1923 to 1995 (inclusive) and not copyrighted
>in its countries of origin in 1996, it is in the public domain in the
>U.S.
>
>Otherwise, if the work was published before 1978, it is copyrighted in
>the U.S. for 95 years since the original publication (i.e. at least
>until 1923 + 95 = 2018), and if it was published 1978 or later, the
>work is copyrighted until 70 years after the (last surviving) author's
>death.
>(unquote)
>
>I also discover that the photo I copied of the Mt. Denali is probably
>not original enough to be copyrighted, because the subject is too
>commonly used. A photo of The Statue of Liberty isn't legally
>copyrighted unless something added makes it original. I was wondering
>why the site photo I copied had a particular irregularity added.
I my be in error, but the actual photo and processing of the print
can be copyright. Any other picture of the same mountain taken from a
different spot/time will carry if separate ability to be copyright.
Copyright and Trademarks do differ...
There are several dozen if not hundreds of books and articles which
cover this information far better than I can.
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Ak'toh'di
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