Dave-- Fair Use is tricky; I wouldn't advise anyone to assume they can rely on it. It's always best to ask the copyright holder for permission. Also, it is not the facts and information that would be digitized, but the layout and content of the newspaper, which are definitely subject to copyright. Elizabeth Simon Manager, Publications CSWE On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 4:11 PM, topladave . <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Lynn, > > The copyright may be held in the name of the paper if it was incorporated, > or the paper's owner. You would then have to track down the heirs. > > I teach an online course on "Copyright and Intellectual Property 101 for > Museums". So while I am not a lawyer, I have been involved in copyright and > IP issues for many years. > > My question is why the digitization is not consider Fair Use. If the > digitization is used like microfilm was in the past, to make historical > information accessible to the public, for educational and not commercial > purposes, then you stand well on one of the Fair Use guidelines. Also, > facts and information cannot be copyrighted - you are permitted to use > facts and information freely because that is in the public interest. > > This link may provide the information that you are interested in: > http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub112/body.html > > Cheers! > Dave > > David Harvey > Senior Conservator and Museum Consultant > Los Angeles CA USA > www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com > > > On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Historic Lecompton < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I'm looking for information on how to determine if a 1924+ newspaper is >> copyrighted. If not copyrighted, we can proceed with digitizing. I looked >> under the editor's name on the second page and throughout the paper--no >> word on copyright. 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