Beannachti na Feile Padraig

[tmcg]

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

And happy birthday to my dad. Wish he were here. Kinda think maybe he is anyway.

Comments

[akaspeedo.livejournal.com]

I didn't know this was his birthday. I have the best memories of him.

[terrymcgarry.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm glad. :)

In fact, it means a lot to me to know people who knew him. Helps keep him part of the living world.

[stevendj.livejournal.com]

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Terry.

In honor of the day, I have a Lord Dunsany book (Plays of Near & Far) going through proofreading. Just barely out of copyright—the regular edition was published in 1923, but there's a 500-copy limited edition published in December 1922 that's public domain.

[terrymcgarry.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Steven.

The Dunsany sounds perfect for the day.

I didn't realize that the copyright situation could be different for a work published in a limited edition.

[stevendj.livejournal.com]

Works published in 1922 or earlier are public domain in the U.S. Works published in 1923 aren't. It isn't the fact that it's a limited edition that matters; it's the fact that it was published before the crucial date. (You can't simply scan the regular edition, because if there were any revisions, then there's a good argument that that edition is still in copyright.)

[terrymcgarry.livejournal.com]

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining.