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[Jim Thurman]

Pretty self-explanatory, but I was wondering if anyone could provide any leads on how to search for any rights holder for a long-defunct U.S. publication? The publication, a newspaper published in Southern California, ceased publication c. 1968. The editor/publisher was not a young man then.

 

Any assistance on how to determine who the rights holder is, or if there even is a rights holder, would be greatly appreciated. The same could prove greatly useful in attempting to track down other rights holders for the many, many other defunct U.S. racing publications.

[Vitesse2]

You may be aware of this already, Jim, but it's probably worth flagging up for future reference:

 

http://copyright.gov...n-works2015.pdf

 

Short summary:

 

http://www.copyright...ng_address_mass

[E1pix]

Richard, Thank You very much for posting those links.

I believe it's safe to say all of us making a living from our intellectual property hold this issue in the highest regard, particularly in this digital age -- so really appreciate anyone spreading the word on this.

Thanks Again!