Under the Act, publication constitues "outside the normal circle of friends and aquaintances", thus, the theses are published.
I do not see how Fair Use would not apply, outside of more facts, however, assume the copyrights were renwed, and that you should seek permission for use in the form of a license.
Cheers,
Julia E. Harmatz
Intellectual Property Attorney
JHarmatz[_at_]IP-Attorney.Com
-- Julia E. Harmatz "..[T]o promote Science and Attorney at Law the Useful Arts." (206) 632-6650 JHarmatz[_at_]Msn.Com; Artlawyr[_at_]Scn.OrgReceived on Thu Feb 27 1997 - 19:58:49 GMT
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