Thanks Dave,
 But you're right...

It IS confusing.

The two potentially pertinent lines are:

1923 through 1963

Published with notice but copyright was not renewed8

None. In the public domain due to copyright expiration

1923 through 1963

Published with notice and the copyright was renewed8

95 years after publication date



Does anyone know if  "the copyright was renewed"?

-John


On Dec 5, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Dave Davis wrote:

> It's complicated. (Sad but true.)
> 
> http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> DDD
> 
> 
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:23 AM, John Greenman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> I need some help.
>> 
>> I'm trying to establish whether or not I can record MT's "Letters =46rom =
>> the Earth" for Librivox.org.
>> 
>> I know that it was finally published in 1962. Which I thought would mean =
>> that's when the copyright would begin...
>> But in asking someone on the web who deals with these works, about it's =
>> availability...here's the response I got!
>> 
>> Date of first publication is irrelevant in this case. The work is =
>> automatically copyrighted when it is written (regardless of when the =
>> copyright is registered), and the clock starts ticking then. Essentially =
>> it is from the date of creation
>> 
>> reactions??
>> 
>> 
>> (and THANKS!!)
>> -John
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> +++++++++++++
>> John Greenman
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Audiobooks from Librivox
>> Archive.org audio recordings
>> +++++++++++++
>> "Morality" is doing what's right regardless of what you're told!
>> "Obedience" is doing what is told, regardless of what is right!
>> 

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John Greenman
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Audiobooks from Librivox
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"Morality" is doing what's right regardless of what you're told!
"Obedience" is doing what is told, regardless of what is right!