[Woodcarver] Moore book - Out of Print

[Mike & Patty Wilcox]

Thanks for all the info.  very much


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victor Hamburger" <VHamburg at bellatlantic.net>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Moore book - Out of Print


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> Larry Robertson wrote:
>
> > Harris Moore's book "Chip Carving, 25 Projects with Instructions and
Full
> > Sized Patterns" is out of print according to Amazon.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike & Patty Wilcox" <mllrynaz at millry.net>
>
> > > does anyone know if a book copy right 76 by Harris W. Moore is out of
> > print
> > > as I understand itif it is out of print it is legle to copy from it
> > > Chip Carving 25 projects
>
> We have gone thru discussions in the past regarding copyright and legality
of
> copying material.  Just because it is out of print does not change the
> copyright, many books are very small runs and are out of print/unavailable
> within months of their publishing date.
>
> Copyright is a 75 year protection for the author/artist.  It is renewable
after
> that time as well if I recall correctly but I leave that for a copyright
lawyer
> to deny/confirm.
>
> Using patterns published in books/mags for your own use is usually
allowed.
> Look at the current patterns offered in the carving magaines, it gives you
> specific allowed uses and this book may offer the same kind of permission
in the
> book itself.
>
> If you plan to use the patterns at part of a kit for sale or use in a
workshop,
> it is likely that you would not be allowed to use it.  Your best bet is to
check
> with the publisher about the specific allowed uses before you do much with
it.
>
> All that being said, there are a number of used book search groups on the
> internet that can locate out of print books and get them to you for a
reasonable
> price.  I use http://www.ABEBooks.com for finding out of print books that
I
> want.
>
> Good luck, Vic H
>
>
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