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.' If anyone is interested in helping me scan the book, please let me know. Also, the copyright info in my copy of the book states that the book was originally published in 1932. Does this mean that the book is still protected by copyright law in the US?
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. You may wish to refer to: http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm and especially here: http://copy.pglaf.org/ in order to have a better understanding of the very stringent requirements that must be met for post-1922 US publications.