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Re: Tesla Museum [Lindsey Publication]




From: 	Richard Wayne Wall[SMTP:rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com]
Sent: 	Wednesday, November 26, 1997 9:11 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Tesla Museum [Lindsey Publication]

Alfred wrote: 

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>Rick, if the book your talking about is "Nikola Tesla: Lectures, 
>Patents, and Articles" then yes Lindsay's STOLE the material from the 
>Tesla Museum in Yugoslavia! There's an old saying that paper never 
>refused ink and even though Lindsay's claimed that they recieved 
>permision to re-print, comunications with the museum says otherwise!

Actually, Alfred is incorrect regarding NT's copyrighted writings.  

United States copyright law recognizes that a copyright springs into 
existence the instant the work of expression first assumes some 
tangible form, and lasts until it expires by law.  Copyrights expire by 
law with the life of the author plus 50 years, or for works made for 
hire, 75 years from publication or 100 years from creation, whichever 
is shorter.

Nikola Tesla wrote in the United States and US copyright law applies to 
these writings.  Assuming he died in 1943, then 50 years later in 1993 
all of his personal copyrights expired. 

Mr. Lindsay, or anyone else for that matter, may freely copy and 
legally distribute or sell any and all of Nikola Tesla's personal 
writings previously protected by his personal copyrights.  Assuming the 
content in "Nikola Tesla: Lectures, Patents, and Articles" was written 
not for hire by Nikola Tesla, Lindsay may freely recopy and distribute 
it legally.

RWW