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We will only
provide digital imaging for yearbooks or publications
that are in the public domain in the United States.
We will also provide this service to the copyright
holder of a publication or those that have received
permission from the original copyright holder if the
work is not in the public domain.
An example of someone who holds the copyright for a set
of yearbooks, would be a high school that is requesting
that their own yearbooks be digitized.
How do you know if a publication is in the public
domain? There are numerous websites that explain
this. These include the U.S. Copyright Office and
university websites. We have listed a few websites
below that you may refer to. For our purposes, we
have provided a small table to the right to guide you.
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Websites for more
information on copyright laws |
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U.S. Copyright Office - How To
Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work (Circular 22)
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ22.pdf
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Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United
States
http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm
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FAQ: How Can I Tell Whether a Book Can Go Online?
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/okbooks.html
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FAQ: How Can I Find Out Whether a Copyright Was Renewed?
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/renewals.html
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The Catalog of Copyright Entries
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/
Provides scanned pages of copyright renewals for books
and periodicals prior to 1978. |
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Publication
Date |
Conditions |
Copyright
Term |
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Before 1923 |
None |
In the
public domain |
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1923 - 1977 |
No copyright
notice. |
In the
public domain |
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1923 - 1963 |
There was a
copyright notice but it was not renewed. Copyright
holders were required to renew their copyright in the
28th year after publication. Only a small percentage
actually did this. |
In the
public domain |
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1923 - 1963 |
The
copyright notice was renewed. Permission will be
required from the copyright holder. |
95 years
after publication date |
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The gun slinging girls of
the Girls Gun Club.
From the 1923 El Paso High School Yearbook, El Paso,
Texas.
Select this image for a larger view. |
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