For one thing, you need to check the nationality of all contributors - author(s) and illustrator(s), check for misspellings, check for renewals under the publisher name, etc. The official rule 6 notes are linked off the PGLAF page: http://copy.pglaf.org/rule6-new.txt Unofficially, most of our Rule 6 notes are on the DP wiki: http://www.pgdp.net/wiki/PGRule6 I'd start with: http://www.pgdp.net/wiki/PGRule6/DetailedRule6Procedure http://www.pgdp.net/wiki/PGRule6/Rule6Template Our author notes are SF heavy, of course. Periodicals also have their own wrinkles. I've processed many Rule 6 clearances, but they sometimes take quite a bit of research. -R C On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM, James Simmons <nicestep@gmail.com> wrote:
I just had a couple of TP&V's rejected because the books were published after 1922 and I didn't follow the Rule 6 procedures. I have read every word on the PG website related to Rule 6 and I'll be damned if I can figure out just what those procedures are. The Rule 6 HOWTO is blank and has been for months.
Specifically I have several books that the Stanford copyright renewal database does not show being renewed. In several cases books by the same author *are* shown as being renewed, so I would have assumed that if the books in question had been renewed there would be a record of it. I pointed this out when I submitted the TP&V's.
Is it even possible to get a Rule 6 clearance without a letter from the author or a professional search by the LOC?
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