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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 3128641, member: 31533&quot;]I am not a lawyer but I do research from books and copyright is exceedingly complicated. Basically anything published before 1923 is public domain. Most works published in 1923 and after are or should be considered either copyrighted or potentially so. On January 1, 2019, all 1923 works lose protection and are public domain.</p><p><br /></p><p>But all works right now between 1923 and 1963 are not protected if they did not have their copyright renewed in the 28th year after publication... so for example, if RIC vol 4b, published in 1930 did not have its particular copyright renewed (for another 28 years) in 1958, then it is already in the public domain.&nbsp; And if it was not renewed in 1958, it lost its protection. If it was, it is likely still protected due to legal changes since then.</p><p><br /></p><p>note:</p><p><br /></p><p>If you published something between 1923 and 1963 and wanted to renew copyright, the law required registration with the U.S. Copyright Office at any point in the first 28 years of copyright, followed at the 28-year mark with the renewal request. Without both a registration and a renewal, anything between 1923 and 1963 is already in the public domain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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