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A simple 50-year renewal to save orphaned works.

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From: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Date: 20030707
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The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Monday, July 7:

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You want to republish a long-forgotten Ring Lardner short story, or have your high school drama class stage an obscure play by Noel Coward. You want to record your own version of a tune by legendary jazz great King Oliver or use a clip from an old silent movie on your Web site.

Even for these modest uses, you need permission from whoever holds the copyright. Even though these works are out of circulation and not generating income for their creators, you're out of luck, thanks to ...

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