[CALIBK12] poem modification and copyright

[Pilling, George]

You can do anything you want with a poem written before 1925. It now
belongs to everyone.  


George Pilling
District Library Media Supervisor
Visalia Unified School District
5000 W. Cypress Avenue
Visalia  CA  93277
 
(559) 730-7349
FAX (559) 730-7693
gpilling at visalia.k12.ca.us
http://visalia.k12.ca.us/library
www.tucolib.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu
[mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Annie Lokrantz
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 10:48 AM
To: CALIBK12
Subject: [CALIBK12] poem modification and copyright

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-
@ 

@nnie Lokrantz, Teacher Librarian
Teague Elementary School     Fresno, CA 93722
P   559.276.5260   ext 2013     F   559.275.9116
Infinite Riches in a Little Room
 


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