[CALIBK12] poem modification and copyright

[Annie Lokrantz]

Esteemed Colleagues,
Can a class perform a poem written before 1912 and modify 2 lines,
without the Peach Blossom (our local oral interpretation competition) or
copyright police descending upon the school?
It would appear that the poem, A Happy New Year by Margaret Sangster, is
Public Domain...
TIA-
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@nnie Lokrantz, Teacher Librarian
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