What does Sargent (1916, Ch. LXVIII paras 20-23, 27-28) tell a writer to check before adapting a copyrighted story, and what does he say, or not say, about older or public-domain material?
1916 practice, Sargent only. Adapting copyrighted work needs the holder's permission. Check date against his 24 Aug 1912 line, the term he gives (28 years plus renewal) and extension: a printed notice is no excuse. Recording an assignment: "ninety days" (para 23) versus "three months" (para 20), unreconciled. Public domain: phrase absent from the whole OCR text; nearest is Ch. XLIX para 8 (manufacturers watch copyright expiry). No legal conclusion drawn.
1916 practice, Sargent only. Adapting copyrighted work needs the holder's permission. Check date against his 24 Aug 1912 line, the term he gives (28 years plus renewal) and extension: a printed notice is no excuse. Recording an assignment: "ninety days" (para 23) versus "three months" (para 20), unreconciled. Public domain: phrase absent from the whole OCR text; nearest is Ch. XLIX para 8 (manufacturers watch copyright expiry). No legal conclusion drawn.
Curator qualifications: Permission, 1912 date, 28-year term plus renewal, three-months vs ninety-days inconsistency and public-domain absence all confirmed.
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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- [sourced_fact] 1916 practice, Sargent only. Adapting copyrighted work needs the holder's permission. Check date against his 24 Aug 1912 line, the term he gives (28 years plus renewal) and extension: a printed notice is no excuse. Recording an assignment: "ninety days" (para 23) versus "three months" (para 20), unreconciled. Public domain: phrase absent from the whole OCR text; nearest is Ch. XLIX para 8 (manufacturers watch copyright expiry). No legal conclusion drawn. · locator: sar.flat (a3cff7eb) offsets per candidate; sar.txt Ch. LXVIII lines ~22880-23130 source
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