Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Who owns the copyright to Busby's book?

[TeslaTony@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/14/00 6:39:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
72020.572@compuserve.com writes:

> Hey, Guys:
>          Some-one mentioned  ( in an earlier post ) that ' Busby's  book was
>  in the public domain' . . . which of Frank's books are being referred to -
>  ' Underwater Vehicle Directory' ( various vintages), or ' Manned
>  Submersibles' ?? I'm not  aware that any of these are ' in the public
>  domain' -  Frank had an on-going ( although sometimes erratic) contract to
>  produce the directories but Busby Associates Inc. retained all commercial
>  rights.  Frank's son, Andy, is heir to Busby Associates Inc.  and the
>  estate assets include all intellectual rights.  The 'Busby'  directory was
>  produced after Frank's untimely death, by  two men who cut a deal with the
>  estate.                 
>          I believe it would be prudent to check with the rightful owners of
>  the publishing rights before embarking  on a ' Submarine Napster' project.
>  It would be nice to see 'Manned Submersibles' available again, though. It
>  was ( and is) a real common-sense approach to building, certifying, and
>  operating subs. Frank was one of the really great characters in a biz full
>  of 'characters' . . we had an inordinate amount of fun and not a few
>  adventures together, over the years.   I miss him a lot
>  Phil Nuytten
>  
Good point, although I wonder if the fact that it has been out of print since 
'79 and was published by the Navy (I'm not sure on either count, so correct 
me if I'm wrong) would have any effect on the copyright status.

Anthony

P.s.: How much of that material is outdated by now?