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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