Pragmatism is one thing. The law is another. The British situation is nicely
made accessible:
http://www.patent.gov.uk/copy.htm
And the US is:
http://www.copyright.gov/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: History of Natural History
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Reeds
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 3:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Loch broom Field club copyright question
>
>
> This is my personal opinion, not a legal one (but based on years of
> American scholarly publishng experience as acquiring editor and as
> author): Include the illustrations, credit them fully, and don't
> waste another minute worrying about copyright or permissions. The
> publisher probably doesn't exist anymore (nothing came up on Google
> or Amazon), and you have the physical copy of the original
> illustrations.
>
> Karen Reeds
> (Former science editor, Rutgers University Press)
>
> > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:13:35 -0000
> >From: "Chaplin, Simon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: FW: copyright
> >
> >Dear list members,
> >We've received the following enquiry. I wondered if anyone might be
> >able to advise? If so, could you please make sure that your reply is
> >copied to Mr Copestake ([log in to unmask]) as
> well as the
> >list. Many thanks Simon
> >
> >
> >
> >Dear Sir, Madam
> >
> >I am writing on behalf of the Loch broom Field club. We have
> published
> >a small booklet on the flora of Loch broom which we sell locally to
> >interested visitors in the area.
> >
> >The club though properly constitutes is very small and the sales is
> >seen as an extension of our own interests and although we
> aim to cover
> >our costs the small surplus is fed back into the club.
> >
> >The flora is due for reprinting, as electronic methods now
> make adding
> >illustrations viable, we would like to include some within the
> >publication. With no artists on tap, one of the group
> suggested that we
> >scan some of the pictures from the 'Illustrations of the
> British Flora'
> >(a series of wood engravings with dissections of British
> plants) drawn
> >by W H Fitch and W G Smith. The book we have was published
> by L Reeve
> >in 1880.
> >
> >Do you know, or advise us who might know, whether we could do this
> >without infringing copyright?
> >
> >Yours sincerely
> >
> >Paul Copestake
> >
> >[log in to unmask]
>
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