Dear Anthony,
My limited understanding of Indian copyright law is that copyright expires either sixty years after the death of the author or sixty years after the publication of a work if it is published posthumously or if it is a photograph.
So it would seem to be fine to re-use by either reckoning.
Best,
Venetia

On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 3:05 AM, A.Cerulli <acerulli@aya.yale.edu> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

I am trying to check on permissions for an image (a black & white drawing) I'd like to reprint that came out in an edition of the Caraka Samhita with Shri Venkateshwar Press in 1898.

 

I wrote to the press using an online contact form at the Khemraj Shrikrishnadass website, but received no response. 
Does anyone on the list have a contact at this press who might be able to help me?
 

Also, re copyright laws, does anyone know if after a certain number of years an image in a book becomes part of the public domain?

 

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

 

All the best,

Anthony Cerulli

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

 




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