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bobbybaker |
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Feb 12, 2024 3:35pm |
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public domain of catalogs after 1928 |
Why are many of the building material catalogs (such as Sears Wallpaper catalogs) published by companies after 1928 in the public domain? Thanks and regards
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MPDMedia |
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Feb 13, 2024 4:41am |
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Re: public domain of catalogs after 1928 |
An example of what you're referring to:
https://archive.org/details/NewColor-perfectWallpapers/page/n11/mode/thumbThere are only twelve Sears stores still operating in the continental US. The company is pretty much defunct. Most of the people associated with catalogs pre-1964 are probably dead and the publishing houses never bothered to re-up the copyright on such productions. Styles change and designs are no longer produced, except on special order. I would imagine the only people who need/want these older works are in Hollywood or Broadway.
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bobbybaker |
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Feb 13, 2024 8:56am |
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Re: public domain of catalogs after 1928 |
It is not just Sears, but numerous companies have catalogs listed in the archives as public domain and published even into the 50's and 60's. I suspect your reference to the catalogs not having their copyrights renewed would make the most sense. I don't think the death of anyone associated with the catalogs would make a difference on whether the copyright was still valid if there was even a valid copyright to begin with. Thanks very much for your comments. Much appreciated. If others have a viewpoint on this, I would love to hear it. Best regards