[meteorite-list] copyright questions - newspaper articles &correspondence

[Don Merchant]

Hi Arnaud. I do not believe you would be breaking any laws here in the U.S. 
In other countries I am not sure, but I believe there may be some sort of 
universal copyright laws that most countries follow. I do know that as long 
as you are not selling the transcripts ect for profit and you give credit to 
the author and using it in a educational purpose way then this is called by 
Law... Fair Use. It is a law that allows anyone to use information, 
pictures, music, without the need to contact the author for permission of 
use. That of course means for its use MUST be  non profit, educational 
purposes and credit to the author. In your case Arnaud, it seems what you 
want to do is very legal.
Here is a link about Fair Use law and at least here in the U.S you would be 
fine.
Sincerely
Don Merchant
Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/index.html
IMCA #0960
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Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 3:18 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] copyright questions - newspaper articles 
&correspondence


>
> Dear list members,
>
> I'd like to give access on my website to transcripts of my newspaper 
> articles and original correspondence related to meteorites (and minerals & 
> fossils...):
>
> http://www.thetricottetcollection.com/library_met_newspapers.html
> http://www.thetricottetcollection.com/library_met_manuscripts.html
>
> However I haven't done it until now because I don't know the laws 
> regarding copyrights.
>
> Would someone know if diffusing a transcript instead of a scan is legal?
> Should articles be more than 30 years old for instance?
> If the newspaper does not exist anymore, is there still a copyright?
> What is the situation for correspondence letters that I own, from living 
> or deceased individuals?
>
> I'm especially looking for information related to US law, but also to the 
> Italian one. I'd like to give access to a high resolution digital copy of 
> the famous Walter Molino drawing of Holbrook in the 1946 newspaper La 
> Domenica del Corriere, based on a copy I own.
>
>
> Thank you for your help,
>
> Arnaud
>
>
> The Tricottet Collection
> (Historic Minerals, Fossils & Meteorites)
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