aia wrote in Help for a copyright clarification on a TSR module:Thanks a lot! I will follow the same path of Jackson Kuhl then!Just to be more precise, the story I am referring to is "The end of the story", published May 1930. So, if the 95-year term applies, I'd be free to publish part of that text next year in June 2025! Maybe the best solution is being patient...
robertsconley wrote in Help for a copyright clarification on a TSR module:I would check Project Gutenberg (US version) periodically and see if stories have popped up there. If they have, they are highly likely in the public domain.Books by Smith, Clark Ashton (sorted by popularity) - Project GutenbergAlso WikiSourceClark Ashton Smith - Wikisource, the free online library
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964, and copyright was not renewed.For Class A renewals records (books only) published between 1923 and 1963, check the Stanford University Copyright Renewal Database.For other renewal records of publications between 1922–1950 see the University of Pennsylvania copyright records scans.For all records since 1978, search the U.S. Copyright Office records.See also the Rutgers copyright renewal records for further information.
FoulFoot wrote in Help for a copyright clarification on a TSR module:That's a tough one. That website is old and broken, and the site owner has taken care not post his email address anywhere on it. Couple with the broken contact page, he probably doesn't get a lot of correspondence. :/Twenty years ago, Boyd E Pearson lived in New Zealand. That's where the trail ends. His online presence seems to have disappeared sometime in the mid 2000's, so it's possible he passed away.I'd try all four of these email addresses. The first two were his at some point; the last two are guesses.[email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]Foul
grodog wrote in Help for a copyright clarification on a TSR module:Some other options to consider Axel:1. Contact AH (but it seems their site and FB are both unattended)2. Contact Chaosium (or Rick Meints directly) to ask their guidance 3. Contact Necronomicon Press for same guidanceAllan.