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NYPL librarians have discovered that "up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain". Rights holders used to have to renew their copyrights; most didn't. https://www.vice.com/en/article/epzyde/librarians-are-finding-thousands-of-books-no-longer-protected-by-copyright-law

Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law

Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.
Claire Woodcock (VICE)
in reply to kottke.org

George Station
George Station
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"For many creators, the question of whether they can use something seems so simple, but can be really hard to figure out. Until recently, a lot of that data has been locked away in these public records."

"...locked away in these public records" is a mind-blower in itself.

#librarians #copyright #PublicDomain
#Copyright #librarians #publicdomain

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