Kevin.MacKinnon@kmz.com wrote, in part:
>
> Of course, if the copyright on any particular article has run
> out and that article is now in the public domain, then anyone would be free
> to copy it, and the law in fact encourages such copying. The burden of
> proof in this case though would be on the person doing the copying to show
> that the work is in fact in the public domain.
Thanks very much, Kevin, and to all the others who responded on this subject. One question remains - how can I know when and if the copyright for an article has expired? The magazines I'm looking at range from mid-70's to mid-80's.
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