What are the restrictions (collection of The New York
Historical Association) for using the image of the book
cover of "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain in an American history
boardgame?
Hello, Neleh.
If I read the question correctly, you are interested not in the
content of the book itself, but in the cover art of a specific
edition.
This is something of a complication. The text of "Huckleberry Finn"
has itself long since passed into the public domain. The special
content of individual editions may, of course, still be protected
under . This may include prefaces, forwards, afterwords,
footnotes, annotations, and (unfortunately) cover art.
If you have located a good-quality image of an early edition
(pre-1923) you should be fairly safe. If the cover art you wish to
use is later than that date, you will want to contact the
holder and negotiate.
For a succinct review of issues, you may wish to visit the
appropriate page at the Project Gutenberg website:
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Keep in mind that you may need to apply to both the publisher of the
book and the artist of the image cover for clarification on the
restrictions. Many times the will be renewed by
the estate or heirs of the original artist, thus the item will not
pass into public domain. Even if the cover art is pre-1923, you still
need to contact the estate or descendants of the original artist or
publisher.
Regards,
Truswell
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Thanks for the question.
It so happens that the "Dear Yahoo" site recently had a question on
"How long does last?". The answer can be found at:
http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20020612.html
They say, in part:
"For pre-1978 works still in their original or renewal term of
, is extended to 95 years from the date that
was originally secured."
Since the original on Huckleberry Finn was 1884, the
on the text has expired, and the book can be found in
electronic form on the Internet:
http://users.telerama.com/~joseph/finn/finntitl.html
But that does not mean the on the specific book you have in
mind has expired. You'll need to check the date on the book
and then apply the rules given at the Yahoo site (which themselves
come right from the US Office) If the book cover itself
contains a work of art, that might carry a separate whihc
should be noted in the book.
Hope this is what you need, but if not, let me know.
Dave
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