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Re: [dvd-discuss] Copyright ranges
- To: dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
- Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] Copyright ranges
- From: Jeremy Erwin <jerwin(at)ponymail.com>
- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:05:37 -0400
- In-reply-to: <20020805171611.C6531@inka.de>
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- Sender: owner-dvd-discuss(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
On Monday, August 5, 2002, at 11:16 AM, Sham Gardner wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 05, 2002 at 11:03:39AM -0400, Noah silva wrote:
>> The years mentioned were years the document was copyrighted. For
>> example,
>> I release my book, first edition, and copyright is 1998, then I
>> release a
>> 2nd edition, copyright 1999 - etc. The duration would be from the
>> latest
>> date.
>
> I take it there is no standard for how much has to change between
> editions
> for it to qualify for a new copyright? Would correcting (or adding) a
> couple
> of typos or replacing a couple of words with synonyms be sufficient?
>
Probably not. But a new edition is. Of course, the first edition
remains under the original copyright. If the copyright is held by an
individual, it really doesn't matter, though.
Jeremy