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What are “non-renewed” books?

April 26, 2017Books non-renewed

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What are “non-renewed” books?

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Works published before 1964 needed to have their copyrights renewed in their 28th year, or they’d enter into the public domain. Some books originally published outside of the US by non-Americans are exempt from this requirement, under GATT. Some works from before 1964 were automatically renewed.