Watchtower books before 1963 that are still under copyright

by VM44 8 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • VM44
    VM44

    I found this useful webpage that does a copyright renewal search.

    http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~lesk/copyrenew.html

    This form searches the U. S. copyright renewal records. Any book published during the years 1923-1963 which is found in this file is still under copyright, as are all books published after 1964 (although until 1989 they still had to have proper notice and registration). Books published before 1923, or before Jan. 1, 1964 and not renewed, are out of copyright. This file does not contain listings for music, movies, or periodicals.

    So I put in "Watch Tower Bible" and it returned the following.

    Interesting that The Watch Tower (note how they spell it as two words for copyright renewal) began to renew their copyrights around the mid 1980s.

    The meaning of the renewal codes are at: http://www.copyright.gov/docs/datafields.html

    --VM44

    RE-467-462
    TITL : 1963 yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 23Feb90 ODAT : 22Nov62 OREG : A595510 OCLS : A

    RE-427-751
    TITL : 1962 yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 24Jan89 ODAT : 25Nov61 OREG : A537839 OCLS : A

    RE-467-502
    TITL : Take courage--God's kingdom is at hand]
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 23Feb90 ODAT : 1Jul62 OREG : A580348 OCLS : A

    RE-467-503
    TITL : "The Word"--who is He? According to John
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 23Feb90 ODAT : 30Jun62 OREG : A580347 OCLS : A

    RE-527-784
    TITL : When God is king over all the earth
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 22Mar91 ODAT : 7Jul63 OREG : A637953 OCLS : A

    RE-527-783
    TITL : Living in hope of a righteous new world
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 22Mar91 ODAT : 2Jul63 OREG : A637952 OCLS : A

    RE-063-697
    TITL : God's way is love
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society (PWH) DREG : 16Jul80 ODAT : 20Nov52 OREG : AA227717 OCLS : A

    RE-427-749
    TITL : New world translation of the Holy Scriptures
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 24Jan89 ODAT : 23Jun61 OREG : A510428 OCLS : A

    RE-427-748
    TITL : Let your name be sanctified
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 24Jan89 ODAT : 24Jun61 OREG : A510427 OCLS : A

    RE-353-956
    TITL : When God speaks peace to all nations
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 30Nov87 ODAT : 7Jun59 OREG : A395078 OCLS : A

    RE-322-047
    TITL : Look] I am making all things new
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 15Jan87 ODAT : 4Jun59 OREG : A395079 OCLS : A

    RE-240-408
    TITL : New World translation of the Hebrew Scriptures. Vol. 3
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 19Feb85 ODAT : 5Jul57 OREG : A297214 OCLS : A

    RE-356-568
    TITL : Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 30Nov87 ODAT : 27Jun59 OREG : A397237 OCLS : A

    RE-356-569
    TITL : 1960 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 30Nov87 ODAT : 20Nov59 OREG : A418990 OCLS : A

    RE-427-747
    TITL : When all nations unite under God's kingdom
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 24Jan89 ODAT : 25Jun61 OREG : A510426 OCLS : A

    RE-427-746
    TITL : Blood, medicine, and the law of God
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 24Jan89 ODAT : 22Jun61 OREG : A510425 OCLS : A

    RE-406-573
    TITL : New World translation of the Hebrew Scriptures. Vol. 5
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylania (PWH) DREG : 17Jun88 ODAT : 25Jun60 OREG : TX 2-459-624 OCLS : A

    RE-527-785
    TITL : Babylon the Great has fallen] God's kingdom rules
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 22Mar91 ODAT : 6Jul63 OREG : A638083 OCLS : A

    RE-467-504
    TITL : Watch Tower publications index of subjects discussed and scriptures explained, 1961
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 23Feb90 ODAT : 11Jan62 OREG : A542277 OCLS : A

    RE-027-715
    TITL : What has religion done for mankind?
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society (PWH) DREG : 12Jul79 ODAT : 4Aug51 OREG : A58604 OCLS : A

    RE-527-786
    TITL : All scripture is inspired of God and beneficial
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 22Mar91 ODAT : 4Jul63 OREG : A638090 OCLS : A

    RE-626-448
    TITL : Things in which it is impossible for God to lie.
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, Brooklyn (PWH) DREG : 11Feb93 ODAT : 26Jun65 OREG : A785289 OCLS : A

    RE-622-325
    TITL : World government on the shoulder of the Prince of Peace.
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 3Mar93 ODAT : 27Jun65 OREG : A788130 OCLS : A

    RE-622-324
    TITL : Make sure of all things hold fast to what is fine; a compilation of scriptures from the Holy Bible under 123 main headings.
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 3Mar93 ODAT : 24Jun65 OREG : A785290 OCLS : A

    AUTH : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.
    TITL : The New World translation of the Christian Greek scriptures.
    ODAT : 2Aug50; DREG : 16Dec77 RREG : R680170. RCLM : A47081. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH)

    RE-578-265
    TITL : Questions on the book "Babylon, the great has fallen]" God's kingdom rules
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 3Feb92 ODAT : 10Jan64 OREG : A670650 OCLS : A

    RE-527-787
    TITL : 1964 yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 22Mar91 ODAT : 23Nov63 OREG : A659991 OCLS : A

    RE-427-750
    TITL : Watch Tower publications index of subjects discussed and Scriptures
    CLNA : Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (PWH) DREG : 24Jan89 ODAT : 21Jun61 OREG : A510429 OCLS : A XREF : Watch Tower. SEE Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

  • blondie
    blondie

    Thanks for that, VM. I have stored it in my Favorites.

    Blondie

  • AuldSoul
    AuldSoul

    As I understand it, these pubs fall out from under copyright after 50 years from original copyright date regardless of "renewal." Is that incorrect?

    I did not think copyrights could be indefinitely renewed, but perhaps I misunderstand. I thought anything prior to 1955 was automatically public domain after this year.

    AuldSoul

  • Leolaia
    Leolaia

    AuldSoul...Yes, that is incorrect. The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act has extended renewed copyrights almost indefinitely. That is how Disney is still able to maintain control over copyrights originally made in the 1930s.

    The Society however failed to renew the copyrights of many of their early, embarassing publications. Many of these are not protected by the Extension Act.

  • AuldSoul
    AuldSoul

    Okay, so basically another law to help the Corporate world gain and maintain preeminence over the working stiff. Got it.

    And a big F-U to the cause of free information, to boot.

    Thanks for the clarification Leolaia. I wish the news was better. I wonder if that law could be successfully challenged on the grounds of unconstitutionality? I also wonder whether the Sonny Bono Act applies to international copyright laws...

    AuldSoul

  • Leolaia
    Leolaia

    Read it and weep:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act

    Mary Bono, speaking on the floor of the United States House of Representatives , noted that "Sonny wanted the term of copyright protection to last forever", but that since she was "informed by staff that such a change would violate the Constitution", Congress might consider Jack Valenti's proposal of a copyright term of "forever less one day".

  • AuldSoul
    AuldSoul

    Since it can be demonstrated mathematically that (infinity = infinity-1) I believe the Constitution has still been violated.

    I am going to write some letters about this one. That is a crap piece of legislation.

    AuldSoul

  • jgnat
    jgnat

    WT publications that have not had their copyright renewed, so are now in the public domain:

    Announcing the Laodicean Messenger - Life - Works, 1923, character advertisement

    Armageddon the Greatest Battle of all Time, J.F.Rutherford, 1937

    Berean Bible Helps, 1917

    Berean Bible Teacher's Manual, 1907-8, manual

    Bible Student's Manual, C.J.Woodworth, 1909

    Branch Office Procedure of the

    Can the Living Talk With the Dead?, J.F.Rutherford, 1920

    Children, J.F.Rutherford, 1941

    Comfort For The Jews, J.F.Rutherford, 1925

    Daily Heavenly Manna and Birthday Record, G.W.Siebert, 1905,1907

    Deliverance, J.F.Rutherford, 1926

    Enemies, J.F.Rutherford, 1937

    Equipped for Every Good Work, 1946

    Face the Facts, J.F.Rutherford, 1938

    Food for Thinking Christians , 1881, 1884

    From Paradise Lost to Regained, 1958

    God's People, 1915-6

    Herald Of the Morning magazine, N.H.Barbour & C.T.Russell (asst. editor), 1876-79, magazine

    Jehovah, J.F.Rutherford, 1934

    Let God Be True, 1946,1952

    Life, J.F.Rutherford, 1929

    Light, Book 1, J.F.Rutherford, 1930

    Light, Book 2, J.F.Rutherford, 1930

    Man's Salvation From a Lawyer's Viewpoint, J.F.Rutherford, 1906

    Millions Now Living Will Never Die, J.F.Rutherford, 1920

    My friends, Their Birthdays and Autographs, G.W.Siebert, 1907

    New Heavens And A New Earth, 1953

    Object and Manner of Our Lord's Return, C.T.Russell, 1877

    Our Lord's Return, J.F.Rutherford, 1929

    Poems of Dawn, 1902,1912

    Preservation, J.F.Rutherford, 1932

    Prophecy, J.F.Rutherford, 1929

    Prosperity Sure, J.F.Rutherford, 1928

    Reconciliation, J.F.Rutherford, 1928,1937

    Religion, J.F.Rutherford, 1940

    Restoration, J.F.Rutherford, 1927

    Riches, J.F.Rutherford, 1936

    Salvation, J.F.Rutherford, 1939

    Scenario of the Photo-Drama of Creation, 1914

    Studies in the Scriptures I - The (Divine) Plan of the Ages, C.T.Russell, 1886,1891,1895,1898, 1901-20, 1923-7

    Studies in the Scriptures II - The Time Is At Hand, C.T.Russell, 1888-9,1891,1895,1898, 1901-20, 1923-7

    Studies in the Scriptures III - Thy Kingdom Come, C.T.Russell, 1891, 1895, 1898, 1901-20, 1923-7

    Studies in the Scriptures IV - of Armageddon (till 1910, The Day of Vengeance), C.T.Russell, 1897, 1904-20, 1923-5,1927

    Studies in the Scriptures V - The At-One-Ment Between God and Man 1888-9, C.T.Russell, 1891,1895,1898, 1901-20, 1923-7

    Studies in the Scriptures VI - The New Creation, C.T.Russell, 1904-20, 1923-7

    Studies in the Scriptures VII - The Finished Mystery 'The Posthumous work of Pastor Russell', C.J.Woodworth & G.H.Fisher suprvsd J.F.Rutherford, 1917-20,1924, 1926-7

    Tabernacle Shadows of the Better Sacrifices, C.T.Russell, 1899,1908,1911, 1915- 6, 1919-20

    Talking With the Dead, J.F.Rutherford, 1920

    The Bible versus The Evolution Theory, 1898

    The Harp of God, J.F.Rutherford, 1921, 1924-8,1937,1940

    The Kingdom Is at Hand, 1944

    The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth, 1945

    The , 1942

    The Truth Shall Make you Free, 1943,1953

    The Twain One, M.F.Russell, 1906

    The Way To , W.E.Van Amberg, 1924

    Theocratic Aid to Kingdom Publishers, 1945

    This Gospel of the Kingdom, M.F.Russell, 1906

    This Means Everlasting Life, 1950

    Three Worlds, 1877, tract

    Three Worlds, and the Harvest of This World, N.H.Barbour & C.T.Russell, 1877

    Universal War Near, J.F.Rutherford, 1935

    Vindication, Vol 1, J.F.Rutherford, 1931

    Vindication, Vol 2, J.F.Rutherford, 1932

    Vindication, Vol 3, J.F.Rutherford, 1932

    What is Truth?, J.F.Rutherford, 1932

    What Say the Scriptures About Spiritism?, 1909

    You May survive Armageddon Into God's New World, 1955

    Your Will Be Done on Earth, 1958

    http://www.watchtowerwiki.org/index.php/List_of_Watchtower_publications

  • Forscher
    Forscher

    Me thinks Quotes attorney needs that one!

    Forscher

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