Copyright Question

[dwig]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Doubtful. The things you list would generally be work for hire and not separately copyrighted.

True, but work-for-hire by the publisher and dated from the publication of that particular edition and not necessarily from the date of the first publication of the author's words. The cover art and typographic design don't magically become PD just because they are bound along with PD words.