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

[SeaLordOne@aol.com]

Shipmates,

Because I started this Busby controversy, I suppose I am obligated to finish 
it.  I will contact the Navy myself, and ask for a ruling/clarification.  I 
will run down Busby's heirs as well, if necessary.  That will take time, but 
I will get back to the group when I have an answer.  Because I am in the 
government myself, I can probably get an answer more easily that some other 
folks.

For myself, I have considerable confidence that this document is public 
domain.  After 25 years in the Research and Development game, 15 years with 
the private sector and 10 with the federal government, I think I know the 
rules pretty well.

As someone else noted, there are no references to copyrights or registration 
or trademarks or prohibitions to reproduction in this document.  That is 
because it is not copyrighted material.  There is no publisher listed because 
government documents of this type are not technically "published", they are 
"printed" by the Government Printing Office and "distributed" by the U.S. 
Government...not published.  Don't ask me why.  I bought my copy in a US 
Government bookstore in Tampa in 1977.

All that being said, people like Phil and Frank are like gods in my 
subjective universe, so I will leave no stone unturned to assure that 
everything is done by the book.  The archives will show that I am 
particularly sensitive to issues of copyright, and will breech no violation.  
I will get back to the site when I have an answer from the Navy.

Doug F.