MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Public Domain / Copyright --- how to determine?

GrannyGrump · 02-14-2012, 04:38 AM

I've read through a lot of threads about expired copyright, but can't find quite the information I need.
I'm wanting to rehabilitate and upload to the library a book that was published in 1900 (specifically, Cherry by Booth Tarkington). I remember someone posted that most texts from Project Gutenberg were safe to redistribute.
But I have only found this one on Internet Archive, where it is annotated "Not In Copyright", and on ManyBooks, with no rights/licensing annotation at all.

So, I don't know if it is not on PG due to lack of interest, or because somehow copyright was renewed. It is not listed in PG's text of copyright renewal notices 1950-1977.

I'm residing in Japan, a life+50 area, uploading to a Canadian (life+50) server. Wanting to upload a book published in USA in 1900. (supposedly out of copyright along with everything else published in USA prior to 1923)
What is your advice?

02-14-2012, 04:38 AM	#1
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,221 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Public Domain / Copyright --- how to determine? I've read through a lot of threads about expired copyright, but can't find quite the information I need. I'm wanting to rehabilitate and upload to the library a book that was published in 1900 (specifically, Cherry by Booth Tarkington). I remember someone posted that most texts from Project Gutenberg were safe to redistribute. But I have only found this one on Internet Archive, where it is annotated "Not In Copyright", and on ManyBooks, with no rights/licensing annotation at all. So, I don't know if it is not on PG due to lack of interest, or because somehow copyright was renewed. It is not listed in PG's text of copyright renewal notices 1950-1977. I'm residing in Japan, a life+50 area, uploading to a Canadian (life+50) server. Wanting to upload a book published in USA in 1900. (supposedly out of copyright along with everything else published in USA prior to 1923) What is your advice?