|
THE |
|
a cache of usenet and other text files pertaining
to occult, mystical, and spiritual subjects. |
|
|
THE |
|
a cache of usenet and other text files pertaining
to occult, mystical, and spiritual subjects. |
To: alt.magick From: heidrick@well.sf.ca.us (Bill Heidrick) Subject: Re: Golden Dawn ....Highlander Date: 9 Oct 1995 16:05:42 GMT tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (Xiwangmu) writes: >heidrick@well.sf.ca.us (Bill Heidrick) writes: >|That section of "Temple of Solomon the King" [in _The Equinox_] was >|published before 1913 e.v. and is PD now. >Is there a list of Crowley's text which is public domain (PD) now? It's not stable. Owing to progressive implimentation of the Bern Convention and the GAF treaty, Public and Private Domain is shifting internationally and is different in different countries. Works formerly PD in the USA are going private again for the first time in US copyright history. This is partly related to old USA exclusionary laws about non-US first edition printings of US owned works, partly to the US past dependence on copyright notice in the work, on filing dates and renewals and several other factors in past US copyright law that are not in conformance with the Bern. Other countries have similar variances from the new Convention, and the gradual process of working out these variations to a uniformity is very dependent on civil case law -- i.e., individual infringement suits are the main factor in changing the practice of the copyright laws in these nonconforming countries. That means a decade or more of litigation will be required before your question can be answered with precision. In general, and not with precision, before 1913 e.v. is probably PD. After 1913 e.v. first publication (not subscription sales or simple printing for membership) is mostly Private ownership now, and may be so even if the copyright was not renewed and the notice in the publication was defective. A work may be Public in one country and Private outside that country. I am not a lawyer, and the above should not be taken to be legal advice. I'm just summarizing my information from a layman's understanding of our O.T.O. cases and business documents. It's based on opinions by our copyright attorneys in New York, DC and solicitors in England, mainly; but I make no representation that I accurately understand this rat's nest. 93 93/93 Bill Heidrick
|
The Arcane Archive is copyright by the authors cited.
Send comments to the Arcane Archivist: tyaginator@arcane-archive.org. |
|
Did you like what you read here? Find it useful?
Then please click on the Paypal Secure Server logo and make a small donation to the site maintainer for the creation and upkeep of this site. |
|
|
The ARCANE ARCHIVE is a large domain,
organized into a number of sub-directories, each dealing with a different branch of religion, mysticism, occultism, or esoteric knowledge. Here are the major ARCANE ARCHIVE directories you can visit: |
|
interdisciplinary:
geometry, natural proportion, ratio, archaeoastronomy
mysticism: enlightenment, self-realization, trance, meditation, consciousness occultism: divination, hermeticism, amulets, sigils, magick, witchcraft, spells religion: buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, judaism, taoism, wicca, voodoo societies and fraternal orders: freemasonry, golden dawn, rosicrucians, etc. |
SEARCH THE ARCANE ARCHIVE
There are thousands of web pages at the ARCANE ARCHIVE. You can use ATOMZ.COM
to search for a single word (like witchcraft, hoodoo, pagan, or magic) or an
exact phrase (like Kwan Yin, golden ratio, or book of shadows):
|
OTHER ESOTERIC AND OCCULT SITES OF INTEREST
Southern
Spirits: 19th and 20th century accounts of hoodoo,
including slave narratives & interviews
|