Re: [BardonPraxis] Copyright rules / Bardon books 'still available'

[JohnWW <JohnWW@...>]

Try contacting Rob Nelson, of Rex Research ( http://www.rexresearch.com
), directly at Alkemy618@... . The site
http://bardon.freespeechsite.com/ has 2 other Bardon books but not PME.

John W.

michael keogh wrote:
> 
> Dear Scott
> Based on what you say then, I'd be very grateful if
> you could tell me where I can get a pdf. of the
> English version of The Practice of Magical Evocation?
> Thanks
> Jim
> 
> --- "sga_email <sga_email@...>"
> <sga_email@...> wrote:
> ---------------------------------
> 
> Everyone,
> 
> Here are some copyright rules from the Gutenberg
> project webpage.
> It looks as though we have to wait a few more years
> before Bardons
> material becomes public domain.
> 
> In saying that though it still should not stop anyone
> who is in need
> of the material from obtaining it simply because they
> cannot afford
> it or it is not available to them.
> 
> So instead of 'looking' for a copy simply ask and I am
> sure you will
> find someone obliging to forward you a copy.
> 
> Rawn, you might want to put a small note in the files
> section about
> this, if new people join the list and do not know
> where to obtain the
> material this would help. Although not being a lawyer
> I don't know
> whether that would be an infringement also.
> 
> Anyway, as I said people only have to ask and I am
> sure, positive,
> damn well 150% certain! that someone will be
> forthcoming with the
> material....;)
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Scott.
> 
> United States Public Domain and Copyright Rules
> 
> 1. Works first published before January 1, 1923 with
> proper copyright
> notice entered the public domain no later than 75
> years from the date
> copyright was first secured. Hence, all works whose
> copyrights were
> secured before 1923 are now in the public domain.
> 
> (This is the rule Project Gutenberg uses most often)
> 
> Works published from 1923-1977 retain copyright for 95
> years. No such
> works will enter the public domain until 2019.
> 
> 2. Works first created on or after January 1, 1978
> enter the public
> domain 70 years after the death of the author if the
> author is a
> natural person.
> 
> (Nothing will enter the public domain under this rule
> until at least
> January 1, 2049.)
> 
> 3. Works first created on or after January 1, 1978
> which are created
> by a corporate author enter the public domain 95 years
> after
> publication or 120 years after creation whichever
> occurs first.
> 
> (Nothing will enter the public domain under this rule
> until at least
> January 1, 2074.)
> 
> 4. Works created before January 1, 1978 but not
> published before that
> date are copyrighted under rules 2 and 3 above, except
> that in no
> case will the copyright on a work not published prior
> to January 1,
> 1978 expire before December 31, 2002. If the work is
> published before
> December 31, 2002, its copyright will not expire
> before December 31,
> 2047.
> 
> (This rule copyrights a lot of manuscripts that we
> would otherwise
> think of as public domain because of their age.)
> 
> 5. If a substantial number of copies were printed and
> distributed in
> the U.S. prior to March 1, 1989 without a copyright
> notice, and the
> work is of entirely American authorship, or was first
> published in
> the United States, the work is in the public domain in
> the U.S.
> 
> 6. (This rule is complicated, and is seldom applied).
> Works published
> before 1964 needed to have their copyrights renewed in
> their 28th
> year, or they'd enter into the public domain. Some
> books originally
> published outside of the US by non-Americans are
> exempt from this
> requirement, under GATT. Works from before 1964 were
> automatically
> renewed if ALL of these apply:
> 
> At least one author was a citizen or resident of a
> foreign country
> (outside the US) that's a party to the applicable
> copyright
> agreements. (Almost all countries are parties to these
> agreements.)
> The work was still under copyright in at least one
> author's "home
> country" at the time the GATT copyright agreement went
> into effect
> for that country (January 1, 1996 for most countries).
> 
> The work was first published abroad, and not published
> in the United
> States until at least 30 days after its first
> publication abroad.
> If you can prove that one of the above does not apply,
> AND if you can
> prove that copyright was not renewed, then the work is
> in the public
> domain.
> 
> To prove an item was not renewed, you need to do an
> extensive search
> of renewals in Library of Congress records (or you
> could get a letter
> from the author or publisher attesting that there was
> no renewal).
> 
> Please read the document about copyright renewal
> online at:
> http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/renewals.html
> before attempting
> to prove public domain status of a work published
> between 1923-1963.
> We have a separate "Rule 6 HOW-TO" for working under
> "Rule 6".
> 
> Caveat: Each edition of a work may have its own period
> of copyright
> protection (this depends on whether the new edition
> involves "authorship" or simply corrects punctuation).
> Every
> translation has independent copyright protection. A
> new edition does
> not extend the protection of the original edition.
> 
> Public Domain and Copyright Rules for the United
> Kingdom and many
> other countries.
> The general rule is life of the author plus 70 years
> (previously life
> plus 50 years, but globalization of copyright laws and
> pressure from
> content owners has changed this in most countries). No
> other major
> country has required copyright notice, and placed
> works without
> notice in the public domain. Rules on corporate
> authors differ.
> 
> Whose law applies?
> When we distribute in the United States, U.S. law
> applies. When we
> distribute to other countries, their law applies. That
> is why Peter
> Pan is marked for US distribution only. It is public
> domain in the
> U.S. but not in the U.K.
> 
> What changes have taken place in the term of copyright
> protection in
> the United States?
> Under the 1909 Copyright Act, the original term lasted
> 28 years (not
> 26). It was renewable for an extra 28 years, for a
> total of 56 years.
> Until 1992, the work would enter the public domain if
> renewal was not
> filed in a timely manner. However, even with diligent
> research, it is
> very difficult to determine with assurance that
> renewal was not
> filed.
> In the mid 1950's Congress started working on a major
> revision of the
> copyright act, but by 1960 it was clear that this
> would not be a
> short process. By 1962, everything published before
> 1906 was in the
> public domain. It was clear that the new act would
> grant existing
> works a total term of 75 years. To prevent these works
> from losing
> out on the 75 year extension while Congress worked out
> all the other
> details of the new act, Congress started passing
> extension acts in
> 1962. Such extensions prevented copyright expirations
> before the
> passage of the 1976 Copyright Act, with the result
> that all
> copyrights in existence in 1962 were extended to at
> least 1976 when
> the 75-year term kicked in.
> 
> Effective in 1998, after works first published in 1922
> had passed
> into the public domain, the copyright term was
> extended for all works
> as to which copyright protection had not yet expired.
> For works
> published in 1923, and thereafter (provided they were
> renewed, or
> were exempt from renewal requirements). Thus, the
> effective term will
> be 95 years.
> 
> The rules on public speeches, musical performances,
> and other works
> not originally fixed in a tangible medium of
> expression are
> confusing, and require a determination based on the
> facts of the
> individual instance.
> 
> Rule of Thumb: Published before 1923 or published at
> least 75 years
> ago in the U.S. OR published 50 years after the
> author's death in
> some countries, 70 years after death in others.