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Copyrights Q
440bx:
Hello,
This question is for the forum moderators.
Is it considered a copyright violation to request here, in the forums, material from a publisher that is now _out of business_ and no longer holds the copyrights on the material ? (note: the publisher has been out of business for about 20 years, give or take a year or two.)
to be a bit more specific, I am interested in the CD that came with a book. (I already have the book.)
Thank you for your help.
Kays:
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No, just asking for someone else to commit a copyright violation is not a copyright violation since you yourself do not violate copyrights.
TRon:
@Kays:
You are correct though as a comparison asking for someone else to murder someone is not the most brightest idea ever. So I can understand the cautiousness of 440bx.
@440bx depending on an official answer you could consider asking about what you are looking for and ask for people to respond in a PM in order to not facilitate. Just 2 cents.
440bx:
--- Quote from: TRon on April 22, 2024, 06:48:55 pm ---@440bx depending on an official answer you could consider asking about what you are looking for and ask for people to respond in a PM in order to not facilitate. Just 2 cents.
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Definitely that the next step will depend on the official answer. I want to ensure that what I do is "kosher".
Martin_fr:
--- Quote from: 440bx on April 22, 2024, 06:27:49 pm ---Is it considered a copyright violation to request here, in the forums, material from a publisher that is now _out of business_ and no longer holds the copyrights on the material ? (note: the publisher has been out of business for about 20 years, give or take a year or two.)
to be a bit more specific, I am interested in the CD that came with a book. (I already have the book.)
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The problem is, that there would still be copyright to that material in most countries. Just googled, copyright in many countries lasts 50 to 70 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_copyright_terms_of_countries
It does (probably) not matter, if the company is no longer there as a copyright holder. The right is likely still with some individual(s) that owned the company.
The save way would be to aim and get an original CD. That should still be allowed to change owner.
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