13 Jan
2005
13 Jan
'05
2:56 p.m.
Wallace J.McLean writes:
That's a good question. It brings up the issue of what kind of copyright clearance is appropriate or neccessary for texts heading into a PG of Canada collection.
Or any PG of [COUNTRY WITH LIFE+} collection, for that matter.
The benefit, of course, is that once the death date of an author is conclusively determined, then, barring wrinkles like collaborators, translators, co-authors, illustrators, and posthumous publication, all of that author's works are, by definition, cleared.
And what about the myriad series that were basically contracted by the publisher, and each one was "authored" by the publisher's chosen pen name? Is that considered anonymously authored?