The 4 Basic Rules of Copyright

1. Anything older than 1923 has no copyrights whatsoever and is part of the public domain.
2. There are no copyrights in relaying facts.
3. A copyright is violated when the market value of the material used is diminished.
4. Written permission ensures compliance of copyright laws.

Copyright law before 1978

1. The material must both show a copyright notice and be registered for protection.  No claim of copyright exists if the material was distributed or published* without a copyright notice.
2. If the material exhibited a copyright notice and was registered, then the material is protected for 28 years and can be renewed for another 28 years: total of 56 years.  Renewal for the additional 28 years must be filed within 2 years of expiration.
3. After 1978, Copyright was extended to a total of 75 years.

*"Published" means distributed to the public in any manor or form.

Current Copyright Law, after 1978

1. After 1978, any material created or written is automatically protected by Copyright.  No registration is required.
2. Registration costs $10 (1996)

Using Copyright Material

1. It is okay to paraphrase copyright material.
2. It is okay to put copyright material into your own words.
3. It is okay to use indirect quotes of copyright material.
4. In quoting material, it is always good to give credit to the author.

Fair Use Provision

1. The Fair Use Provision protects the users' right to copy copyright material.
2. The user has right to copy copyright material as long as it is used for scholarship or research; this is not an infringement of copyright protection
3. The user is not restricted from publishing or selling his/her scholarship or research.

Source: USGenWeb Project - Official Business - Copyright

The USGenWeb Project has done an excellent job researching copyright laws. -Webmaster

It is the intention of Rapunzel's Delight.com to operate this website within the restrictions of "fair use" as it relates to copyright law.

 

Photographic images & text in the Guests section of this site may not be copied and published* elsewhere.  Rapunzel's Delight has exclusive permission to publish* such material. *"Publish" means distributed to the public in any manor or form. Most of the advertisements and photographic images used in the this website were published before 1923 and therefore are in the public domain. No claim of copyright exists for photographic images distributed after 1923 and before 1978 that fail to show a copyright notice All the ads & photographic images (except those in the Guests section*) may be viewed, copied, and printed out by anyone for research, teaching, private study, or general interest. *Rapunzel's Delight has gained permission to publish martial in the Guests section.  Anyone else must gain permission from the owner to republish elsewhere.

United States Copyright Law

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, these materials are not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a copy of for purposes in excess of the "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Copyright, Sources & etc

The images (except clipart, and Guest's writings & photography) and texts on this web site have been made available for use in research, teaching, private study, or general interest.  For these purposes you may reproduce (print, make photocopies, or download) materials from this web site without prior permission, on the condition that you provide proper attribution, if any, of the source in all copies.

Copyright Dispute

All Rapunzel's Delight information is presented in good faith as having been obtained from unique works and/or being considered a part of the Public Domain. Sources are cited and linked as appropriate, however, if you are the holder of a copyright and believe that any information presented herein has not been correctly cited and/or represented, please contact us immediately so that we may reconcile such disputes

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