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Originally Posted by shimozukawa
I'm not an expert with copyright law, but I recall there being a use rights limitation of 50 years. As such, these images would be outside of copyright. Also, the way this affect forgeries is mostly related to trademarks and dates. I think it's technically not illegal to reprint a card outside the 50 year marker, but the reproduction of any TM or C or R would be a violation of use of an unassigned trademark or something to that effect.
Again, my years might be wrong, but that's what I remember.
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I am not a lawyer, but pretty much if it was made before a Disney asset existed it is public domain. After a Disney asset it is protected. Copyright works before 1923 are public domain. For the Goudeys etc. Topps might own the rights, or there might not be anyone around to defend them.