Re: copyright expiration as a spur to creativity

On 24 Aug 1998, Michael Scarpitti <mscarpit[_at_]asnt.org> wrote:
>
> Although I had not expressed it, "salvage" was in fact the concept
> behind my "Use it or Lose it" proposal. An abandoned (out of print)
> work, like flotsam, should, after a certain length of time, become
> public domain. There are precedents and analogies, as Mr Rogers
> points out.

You don't know whether a work is abandoned or intentionally kept o/p unless you contact the copyright owner.

Albert Henderson, Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY <70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Wed Aug 26 1998 - 14:03:52 GMT