Subj : Re: Family History
To   : ALAN ZISMAN
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sat Oct 01 2005 11:03 pm

Much cut---------------------------

AZ>When a discussion in this echo leads to n*me-c*lling, it's time to move on.
AZ>Both Jay and Charles have had a chance to call one another n*mes. So please
AZ>stop quibbling... at least in this public place.

Tis done Alan, at least from my end.

By the way, I have been looking a bit on copyright laws and found the
following:

http://arl.cni.org/info/frn/copy/timeline.html

1790: books could be copyrighted for 14 yrs + another 14 year extension

1831: now 28 years + another 14 year extension

1909: 28 years + another 28 year extension

1976: all copyrights (even previous copyrights) life of author plus 50
years.

Since the author of my book was likely in his 40s (at least) when the
book was written/published in 1890, that would mean the copyright on my
book (IF it had ever been copyrighted - which it hadn't) would have
expired sometime around 1980: 1890 plus est. 40 more of his life = 1930
plus another 50 years of extended copyright = 1980.

I didn't research much past that. I thought it was unnecessary. I was
just curious.

When we used to present the San Antonio International Photographic
Exhibition slide pictures we used copyrighted music to accompany the
slide presentation. As long as there was NO charge for admission and was
nonprofit we did not have to pay any royalties.

What really struck me, however, was how much simpler and easier the work
of the family (there were at least 50 family members - judging from the
preface - involved in the compilation of the book at the time) would have
been had computers been available at that time! EVERYTHING was likely
hand written - the typewriter was in its infancy. I wonder just how
long the printers/typesetters worked on it before it was actually
printed? It was sent to the printers in 1890 and actually printed in
1891.

Enough - tis bed time.

Jay







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