[bksvol-discuss] Re: copyright help

  • From: "Melanie" <mbausom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:40:40 -0500

Sarah,
The Library of Congress has a search feature.  If anyone would have the
info, surely they would.  The link is
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=FirstHope this
helps.

"If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face,
you should go home and examine your conscience."
- Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)
28th president of the U.S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck"

Hope this helps.
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Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 10:04 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] copyright help


> I have just finished scanning a book that is in great shape, and includes
> title, author, isbn, the entire book, and lots of other stuff not
including
> the words copyright or the copyright symbol. <grrr>  This book can not
> possibly be a book unacceptable to bookshare, but where am I supposed to
get
> the copyright holder and date from if they don't seem to appear in the
book.
> Can anyone help me?  Can I do an isbn lookup somewhere?
>
> As can be seen from the following info copied from the 2 pages of the book
> relevant to publishing, this particular edition seems to have been printed
> in Canada, but the publishers address is in the U.S.  Could this possibly
be
> in the public domain although it was first printed in 1930?  I wouldn't
> think so.
>
> Swallows and
> Amazons
>
> ARTHUR    RANSOME
>
> Illustrated by the Author
>
> SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS FOR-EVER!
>
> A Godine Storyteller
> DAVID R. GODINE PUBLISHER BOSTON
> This is a Godine Storyteller
> published in 1985 by david R. godine, Publisher
> Box 450 Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452
>
> First published in 1930 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.;
> new illustrated edition published in 1931;
> new edition, type re-set in 1958
>
> All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or
> reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission,
> except in the case of brief quotations embodied
> in critical articles and reviews.
>
> isbn 0-87923-573-x lc 84-48803
>
> Tenth printing, 2000 Printed in Canada
>
>
>
>



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