[Vwoolf] inquiry

[James Gifford]

I suspect it's under copyright in the USA for another 13 months, but 
there are many loopholes if copyright renewal wasn't filed at the right 
time on any American edition (copyright office filings are now available 
online in a searchable format).

If it's under 500 words of quotations, an American publisher likely 
regard it as Fair Use. I suspect it's likely in the public domain in all 
other jurisdictions. I'd suggest asking your publisher how comfortable 
they are with Fair Use if they're in the USA or plan to sell copies 
there in the next 13 months.

Cheers,
James

On 2020-11-19 1:23 a.m., Stuart N. Clarke via Vwoolf wrote:
> “On Being Ill” is out of copyright *in the UK*.  The law in the US is 
> beyond me.  It was published as a “separate” in the UK, but not in the 
> US.  Remember all the carry-on over the Folcroft and Norwood editions 
> ("The Pirates of Philadelphia"; "Priestley - who is he? asks book 
> pirate") in 1979-80?  It depends where this new book is being published, 
> and copyright is a matter for the publisher to establish.
> Stuart
> (Day 247)
> *From:* Kllevenback via Vwoolf
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 19, 2020 8:53 AM
> *To:* Shahd Alshammari ; vwoolf at lists.osu.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwoolf] inquiry
> Dear Shahd Alshammari—
> My understanding is that the actual text is no longer copyrighted; 
> however, given the number of new editions, many edited and including 
> notes and introduction, I am forwarding your enquiry to the Woolf 
> listserv and opening it up to my colleagues.
> With best wishes in these fraught times—stay safe—
> Karen Levenback
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Nov 19, 2020, at 2:39 AM, Shahd Alshammari 
>> <shahdalshammari at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Dear Karen,
>> I was hoping you could help me out with this question. Virginia 
>> Woolf's "On Being Ill" is copyrighted? Would I be able to quote from 
>> it for a book and include it without permissions? Would love your advice.
>> I apologize in advance for the unsolicited email. I came across the 
>> website and thought I would ask.
>>
>> All best,
>>
>> Shahd Alshammari, PhD
>> Department of English Language and Literature
>> College of Arts and Sciences
>> Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait
>>
>>
>>
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