Re: Yes Another Pictoral Records of the 401st BG "Blue Book"

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                                        <b>Posted:</b><br>
                                        <b>By: </b><a href='mailto:doug-401st@hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com'>Douglas D. Anderson</a><br>
                                        <b>On: </b>06/01/2006 <br>
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                                    <td style='vertical-align: top;'>Any records or files obtained from a govermental agency (including NARA) are not under copyright (a part of that &quot;we the people&quot; stuff). &quot;We the people&quot; own the files; they can't be copyrighted.<br><br>Concerning the &quot;Blue Book,&quot; the president of the Association, Mr. Seder, had this reply to my email:<br><br>&quot;The answers to your questions are that the 'Blue Book' was not copyrighted and, as you know, has been reprinted and its contents used in a number of other publications without attribution. Gordon Closway was the Group's public affairs officer and, while he put the &quot;Blue Book&quot; together after the War, the material was all taken from his files, so I don't know whether it could have been copyrighted in the first place. Furthermore, I see no purpose to be served by limiting further publication or use of the 'Blue Book' material, since obviously no royalties are involved.<br><br>&quot;My conclusion, therefore, is that the 'Blue Book' and its material are not protected by copyright.&quot;<br><br>As such, the &quot;Blue Book&quot; can be scanned and freely distributed to any family members or other interested parties.<br><br>Doug<br></td>
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