Public domain books published 1923-1963
April 6, 2007 2:56 PM Subscribe
Stanford's new Copyright Renewal Database makes searchable the copyright renewal records of books published from 1923-1963, previously very difficult to do. Between those dates, a renewal registration was required to prevent the expiration of copyright, so books not renewed are now in the public domain. Publishing scanned books on Internet Archive.
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet? Taken. (curses!)
posted by Alt F4 at 5:37 PM on April 6, 2007
posted by Alt F4 at 5:37 PM on April 6, 2007
I should add that some works are exempt from needing renewal, those by foreign authors basically, for the exact wording see here
posted by stbalbach at 9:46 PM on April 6, 2007
posted by stbalbach at 9:46 PM on April 6, 2007
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