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Posted By: mikemac

I do not have expertise in the area of copyright; however, would that item have copyright protection once copies were sold, given that the original was produced in 1895? Also, the picture says copyright pending. I think that anything written & produced today has copyright protection with transferable reproduction rights without registration with the Copyright Office - the creator just has to be ready to enforce her rights when she discovers unauthorized copying. Finally, who was the original copyright holder and how in the world did this guy obtain the full rights? Luckily the starting bid is so high, no one is likely to scammed on this item. Can you imagine if he started bidding at $500? Someone would bite. In any event, still, I'd like to see the rationale/calculation that generates the value of that starting bid, just as an academic exercise.