Vintage Magazine Contents Copyright
Are the contents of magazines and books subject to copyright protection if the content was published in the 1930s through the 1950s? I'm not talking about the entire magazine, but individual content items such as plans, articles, illustrations, etc. What if the magazine is no longer in print?
Re: Vintage Magazine Contents Copyright
It depends. Copyright in the 1950s was for a renewable 28-year term, but when the 1976 Act came in that changed things. I'd need to know the exact dates of publication, whether copyright was registered, when copyright was set to expire under the old Act, and whether copyright was renewed in the materials to answer your question.
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Re: Vintage Magazine Contents Copyright
It depends. Copyright in the 1950s was for a renewable 28-year term, but when the 1976 Act came in that changed things. I'd need to know the exact dates of publication, whether copyright was registered, when copyright was set to expire under the old Act, and whether copyright was renewed in the materials to answer your question.
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND IS NOT INTENDED, NOR SHOULD IT BE CONSTRUED, AS LEGAL ADVICE. THIS POSTING DOES NOT CREATE ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US. FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY.
