How do you know who owns...

[MadPumpkin]

How do you know who owns a book or writing? I'm particularly referring to Edgar Allan Poe, I need to know who owns his books, writings and poetry. I have no idea where to look I've checked in my collected works but can't really find the owner of the works themselves. Any help is much appreciated, thanks guys!

[pritam]

You could ask the publisher, I'm not sure but they could have that information, it could be them or someone else.

[wearymemory]

One may own a book just as one may own a painting. There are those who own the right to deem themselves the creator of a work of art, there are those who own the right to distribute said art, and there are those who own the right to display their decadence for fine art proudly. To put it differently, I own his work, and I will not allow you to retrieve my personal information from the publishers, nor will I ever allow you to pry the information of every scholarly person that has ever owned his work from their salivated fingers.

[MadPumpkin]

One may own a book just as one may own a painting. There are those who own the right to deem themselves the creator of a work of art, there are those who own the right to distribute said art, and there are those who own the right to display their decadence for fine art proudly. To put it differently, I own his work, and I will not allow you to retrieve my personal information from the publishers, nor will I ever allow you to pry the information of every scholarly person that has ever owned his work from their salivated fingers.

I was referring to the rights :P.

And thanks Pritam I'll do it tomorrow. I'm almost positive that his works are now "Free game" as in that he's been dead for over 70 years and all of his works were published before 2002.

[Falco Girgis]

I'm fairly certain that nobody owns his "works." (unless you are talking about actual printed originals).

Nobody owns Bach, and nobody owns Mozart. These are considered "classics."

[cypher1554R]

Check out copyright law. It says that 70 years after artist dies, his work is considered an achievement of civilization and is free for use by anyone.

PS: Needless to say, moral rights are kept forever. (You can't claim his work as your own or something like that )

[Falco Girgis]

Check out copyright law. It says that 70 years after artist dies, his work is considered an achievement of civilization and is free for use by anyone.

PS: Needless to say, moral rights are kept forever. (You can't claim his work as your own or something like that )

Damnit... Just about 30 years longer before we can use Rush in our Youtube videos AND still apply for Youtube partnership...

[dandymcgee]

Check out copyright law. It says that 70 years after artist dies, his work is considered an achievement of civilization and is free for use by anyone.

PS: Needless to say, moral rights are kept forever. (You can't claim his work as your own or something like that )

Damnit... Just about 30 years longer before we can use Rush in our Youtube videos AND still apply for Youtube partnership...

Rush isn't dead yet..

[MadPumpkin]

Check out copyright law. It says that 70 years after artist dies, his work is considered an achievement of civilization and is free for use by anyone.

PS: Needless to say, moral rights are kept forever. (You can't claim his work as your own or something like that )

Yea I looked it up wasn't 100% positive if it applied with all the rest of that garbage it had me reading >.<. Thanks for confirming it.

Check out copyright law. It says that 70 years after artist dies, his work is considered an achievement of civilization and is free for use by anyone.
PS: Needless to say, moral rights are kept forever. (You can't claim his work as your own or something like that )

Damnit... Just about 30 years longer before we can use Rush in our Youtube videos AND still apply for Youtube partnership...

Rush isn't dead yet..

If you guys are still making videos like this in 30 years... Nah nevermind - Yes but I'm pretty sure that the label companies they were with only own their music for a certain amount of time, which isn't necessarily the same amount that applies to people being dead and what not.