For books, I'd suggest using the rutgers' search engine for quick checks, and then PG 11800 for the full check.
 

 

There is also an updated Rule 6 howto on pglaf:

 

 

R C
 

On 4/11/06, tom arnall <kloro@cox.net> wrote:

how do you do a search for works published before 1978? at the LOC site i
could find a search facility only for works published after 1978. i would
like to get copyright info for other works by lasker.

thanks,

tom arnall
north spit, ca



> > On Sunday 09 April 2006 05:36 pm, tom arnall wrote:
> >
> >>I am interested in creating a Gutenberg book of Emanuel Lasker's 'Lasker's
> >>Manual of Chess.'
>
> D Garcia wrote:
> >
> > The earliest edition I find of this in a quick LOC search is 1927, so at a
> > glance it's still under copyright in the US, and not eligible for PG.
> >
>

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