Copyright problems

[ffutures]

The English House of the Future is an article about the future of architecture in Britain - written in 1903, there are contributions by various architects, and a small essay by H.G. Wells, a little over a thousand words... for which his estate wants a payment of £100 before they'll let me put it on line. That simply isn't going to happen, so I'm considering my options.

Basically, without the Wells part it isn't very interesting, but does have a couple of nice pictures showing bits of London in various styles with "futuristic" cars and airships. But they really need the article to make sense. Wells' copyright doesn't expire until August 2016. So should I...

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Later: What I've done in the end is mention that the article exists, and ask that if anyone knows of it being on line anywhere outside the UK they let me have the details, so that I can link to it.

Comments

[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

Put it on line with a note saying 'there's a bit by Wells here that's interesting, and of interest to you, but his grasping estate want £100 before I can put it on line. It'll be out of copyright in 2016, so come back then, or alternatively, it's already out of copyright in country x so see it on a website there (with link)'.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I thought about doing that, but it isn't actually on line anywhere else I can find, and I don't want to annoy readers by saying "this exists and I can't show it to you."

To be honest, it isn't a particularly stunning bit of prediction anyway, and a lot of it paraphrases bits of his futurology book Anticipations.

[resonant.livejournal.com]

State exactly that, then - that it exists, it's not all that important, costs $$$$ if anyone feels like paying, but will be available in 2016.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Suppose I could do that. It won't hurt, I suppose.