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  2. From: brock@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Bradley W. Brock)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.math
  4. Subject: Re: High Prices of Math Books. I am pissed.
  5. Date: 11 Jan 1993 01:30:51 GMT
  6. Organization: Computer Science Department at Rose-Hulman
  7. Lines: 13
  8. Message-ID: <1iqikbINN583@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu>
  9. References: <C0nI4K.KzD@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
  10. Reply-To: brock@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (Bradley W. Brock)
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  12.  
  13. In article <C0nI4K.KzD@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> hrubin@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Herman  
  14. Rubin) writes:
  15. > It is not that uncommon that I would like to use as a text a book which
  16. > is out of print.  It used to be that a copyright was for 44 years; I
  17. > believe it is now lasts until 50 years after the death of the author.
  18.  
  19. I thought copyrights lasted for 28 years and were renewable, and that  
  20. photocopying an out-of-print book was legal.  Can anyone verify this?
  21.  
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  23. Bradley W. Brock, Department of Mathematics
  24. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology  | "Resist not evil.... Love your
  25. brock@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu       |  enemies."--Jesus of Nazareth
  26.