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# Re: Copyright rules / Bardon books 'still available'

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Copyright rules / Bardon books 'still available'
- From: JohnWW <JohnWW@...>
- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:37:36 +1300
- Organization: WCA
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    Try contacting Rob Nelson, of Rex Research ( http://www.rexresearch.com
    ), directly at Alkemy618@... . The site
    http://bardon.freespeechsite.com/ has 2 other Bardon books but not PME.

    John W.

    michael keogh wrote:
    >
    > Dear Scott
    > Based on what you say then, I'd be very grateful if
    > you could tell me where I can get a pdf. of the
    > English version of The Practice of Magical Evocation?
    > Thanks
    > Jim
    >
    > --- "sga_email <sga_email@...>"
    > <sga_email@...> wrote:
    > ---------------------------------
    >
    > Everyone,
    >
    > Here are some copyright rules from the Gutenberg
    > project webpage.
    > It looks as though we have to wait a few more years
    > before Bardons
    > material becomes public domain.
    >
    > In saying that though it still should not stop anyone
    > who is in need
    > of the material from obtaining it simply because they
    > cannot afford
    > it or it is not available to them.
    >
    > So instead of 'looking' for a copy simply ask and I am
    > sure you will
    > find someone obliging to forward you a copy.
    >
    > Rawn, you might want to put a small note in the files
    > section about
    > this, if new people join the list and do not know
    > where to obtain the
    > material this would help. Although not being a lawyer
    > I don't know
    > whether that would be an infringement also.
    >
    > Anyway, as I said people only have to ask and I am
    > sure, positive,
    > damn well 150% certain! that someone will be
    > forthcoming with the
    > material....;)
    >
    > Kind Regards,
    >
    > Scott.
    >
    > United States Public Domain and Copyright Rules
    >
    > 1. Works first published before January 1, 1923 with
    > proper copyright
    > notice entered the public domain no later than 75
    > years from the date
    > copyright was first secured. Hence, all works whose
    > copyrights were
    > secured before 1923 are now in the public domain.
    >
    > (This is the rule Project Gutenberg uses most often)
    >
    > Works published from 1923-1977 retain copyright for 95
    > years. No such
    > works will enter the public domain until 2019.
    >
    > 2. Works first created on or after January 1, 1978
    > enter the public
    > domain 70 years after the death of the author if the
    > author is a
    > natural person.
    >
    > (Nothing will enter the public domain under this rule
    > until at least
    > January 1, 2049.)
    >
    > 3. Works first created on or after January 1, 1978
    > which are created
    > by a corporate author enter the public domain 95 years
    > after
    > publication or 120 years after creation whichever
    > occurs first.
    >
    > (Nothing will enter the public domain under this rule
    > until at least
    > January 1, 2074.)
    >
    > 4. Works created before January 1, 1978 but not
    > published before that
    > date are copyrighted under rules 2 and 3 above, except
    > that in no
    > case will the copyright on a work not published prior
    > to January 1,
    > 1978 expire before December 31, 2002. If the work is
    > published before
    > December 31, 2002, its copyright will not expire
    > before December 31,
    > 2047.
    >
    > (This rule copyrights a lot of manuscripts that we
    > would otherwise
    > think of as public domain because of their age.)
    >
    > 5. If a substantial number of copies were printed and
    > distributed in
    > the U.S. prior to March 1, 1989 without a copyright
    > notice, and the
    > work is of entirely American authorship, or was first
    > published in
    > the United States, the work is in the public domain in
    > the U.S.
    >
    > 6. (This rule is complicated, and is seldom applied).
    > Works published
    > before 1964 needed to have their copyrights renewed in
    > their 28th
    > year, or they'd enter into the public domain. Some
    > books originally
    > published outside of the US by non-Americans are
    > exempt from this
    > requirement, under GATT. Works from before 1964 were
    > automatically
    > renewed if ALL of these apply:
    >
    > At least one author was a citizen or resident of a
    > foreign country
    > (outside the US) that's a party to the applicable
    > copyright
    > agreements. (Almost all countries are parties to these
    > agreements.)
    > The work was still under copyright in at least one
    > author's "home
    > country" at the time the GATT copyright agreement went
    > into effect
    > for that country (January 1, 1996 for most countries).
    >
    > The work was first published abroad, and not published
    > in the United
    > States until at least 30 days after its first
    > publication abroad.
    > If you can prove that one of the above does not apply,
    > AND if you can
    > prove that copyright was not renewed, then the work is
    > in the public
    > domain.
    >
    > To prove an item was not renewed, you need to do an
    > extensive search
    > of renewals in Library of Congress records (or you
    > could get a letter
    > from the author or publisher attesting that there was
    > no renewal).
    >
    > Please read the document about copyright renewal
    > online at:
    > http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/renewals.html
    > before attempting
    > to prove public domain status of a work published
    > between 1923-1963.
    > We have a separate "Rule 6 HOW-TO" for working under
    > "Rule 6".
    >
    > Caveat: Each edition of a work may have its own period
    > of copyright
    > protection (this depends on whether the new edition
    > involves "authorship" or simply corrects punctuation).
    > Every
    > translation has independent copyright protection. A
    > new edition does
    > not extend the protection of the original edition.
    >
    > Public Domain and Copyright Rules for the United
    > Kingdom and many
    > other countries.
    > The general rule is life of the author plus 70 years
    > (previously life
    > plus 50 years, but globalization of copyright laws and
    > pressure from
    > content owners has changed this in most countries). No
    > other major
    > country has required copyright notice, and placed
    > works without
    > notice in the public domain. Rules on corporate
    > authors differ.
    >
    > Whose law applies?
    > When we distribute in the United States, U.S. law
    > applies. When we
    > distribute to other countries, their law applies. That
    > is why Peter
    > Pan is marked for US distribution only. It is public
    > domain in the
    > U.S. but not in the U.K.
    >
    > What changes have taken place in the term of copyright
    > protection in
    > the United States?
    > Under the 1909 Copyright Act, the original term lasted
    > 28 years (not
    > 26). It was renewable for an extra 28 years, for a
    > total of 56 years.
    > Until 1992, the work would enter the public domain if
    > renewal was not
    > filed in a timely manner. However, even with diligent
    > research, it is
    > very difficult to determine with assurance that
    > renewal was not
    > filed.
    > In the mid 1950's Congress started working on a major
    > revision of the
    > copyright act, but by 1960 it was clear that this
    > would not be a
    > short process. By 1962, everything published before
    > 1906 was in the
    > public domain. It was clear that the new act would
    > grant existing
    > works a total term of 75 years. To prevent these works
    > from losing
    > out on the 75 year extension while Congress worked out
    > all the other
    > details of the new act, Congress started passing
    > extension acts in
    > 1962. Such extensions prevented copyright expirations
    > before the
    > passage of the 1976 Copyright Act, with the result
    > that all
    > copyrights in existence in 1962 were extended to at
    > least 1976 when
    > the 75-year term kicked in.
    >
    > Effective in 1998, after works first published in 1922
    > had passed
    > into the public domain, the copyright term was
    > extended for all works
    > as to which copyright protection had not yet expired.
    > For works
    > published in 1923, and thereafter (provided they were
    > renewed, or
    > were exempt from renewal requirements). Thus, the
    > effective term will
    > be 95 years.
    >
    > The rules on public speeches, musical performances,
    > and other works
    > not originally fixed in a tangible medium of
    > expression are
    > confusing, and require a determination based on the
    > facts of the
    > individual instance.
    >
    > Rule of Thumb: Published before 1923 or published at
    > least 75 years
    > ago in the U.S. OR published 50 years after the
    > author's death in
    > some countries, 70 years after death in others.

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