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! >