Re: S.505 Signed

On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Terry Carroll <carroll[_at_]tjc.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, George L. Abbott <glabbott[_at_]library.syr.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Does this mean that from Midnight on January 1, 1999 until 11:59pm on
> > January 20, 1999 the old provisions apply and that in fact some works
> > do enter the public domain. -- For that period of time (20 days)?
> > -- Or permanently, since I think I saw someone write that you could
> > not take a work out of public domain?
>
> No. The term extention provision is now in effect -- no 90-day grace
> period.

So if we are looking for works for hire, for example, works 1922 on down are in the public domain. ALL of 1923 are still under copyright?

Larry Urbanski
American Film Heritage Association
<larryu[_at_]interaccess.com> Received on Sun Nov 01 1998 - 16:46:23 GMT