Posted:
By: Douglas D. Anderson
On: 05/26/2006
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Don;
I've just recently accepted the position as legal counsel to the association. I will check with Art concerning whether or not the 401st was ever assigned the copyright to the "Pictoral Record of the 401st Bomb Group" from the "Officers Mess, USAAF Station 128," which appears to be the original proponent.
I've scanned the information that he sent to me, but don't see any such assignment.
I've also scanned the US Copyright Office website; no current copyright appears to exist on this volume, although I do not hold myself out as a copyright expert. The Association may need to secure the services of a copyright attorney to resolve this question.
My *very* preliminary assessment is that there is no current copyright on this volume or its reprint.
I'll get back to you on this.
Douglas D. Anderson
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