[Genealib] Question for you experts...

[SUBVETPAUL at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/6/2007 10:35:58 AM Central Standard Time, 
bbumbalo at swbell.net writes:


> Not really an expert, as in copyright lawyer, but I did a book of 
> genealogical abstracts from the Fort Worth Record in 1903.  I consulted an 
> intellectual property attorney who said they were likley in public domain.   The paper 
> was purchased by others and eventually became part of the Fort Worth 
> Star-Telegram, which is still published today.
>  
> My understanding is that if the item was publsihed before 1923, it is public 
> domain.
>  
> 
> 
> Ceya <reminder at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> >> I am ready to start a book on Southeast Alabama Newspaper Extractions: 
>> Obituraries, Marriages, Reunions and Such... This will cover about a 
>> 10 year period or more.
>> 
>> I need to know if newspaper information of this type is "Public Domain" or 
>> if I have the right to use these clippings right out of the newspaper.
>> 
>> Thanks ahead!
>> 
>> Ceya Minder, Librarian
>> 
> 

Also I am not an expert on copyright law, however all raw data is probably 
under the "Fair Use Doctrine". However compliations of large amounts of indexed 
data, with additional comments and sources noted, is what I do and I do 
copyright the publications via a copyright attorney.
Researcher
subvetpaul at aol.com



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