1933 Goudey R319 with a 1934 Copyright date?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by RGold

The #122 Crowder card was included on the tenth and final sheet of the 1933 Goudey set. This series was issued after the World Series in October, 1933.

This card appears to be a patent card, and was stamped in January, 1934 which makes sense to me. Look at other patent cards, and you will see they are stamped some months after the issue of the cards.

Copyright registration card, not patent card. Different aspect of intellectual property law.

FWIW, the stamp doesn't necessarily predate or track the date of issue. It is possible to register something before or after the publication date.

I've seen a few unacknowledged copyright cards pop up on eBay recently. I snagged this one:

[Jay Wolt]

I've had a few 1933 Goudey patent pairs and some were stamped in 1934
I just assumed Goudey applied for the patents in some issues after the card was issued to the public.

[steve B]

I'm not sure if it worked the same way then, but now copyright begins when a work is created even without registration. But that's nearly unenforceable. The next step is to declare the copyright - So for instance "this post Copyright 2014 by Steve Birmingham" A Google group I'm on briefly required that in the signoff since some people were starting groups for as revenue and copying posts from other groups. The copyright mention basically stopped it especially once Google caught on. The formal step is registering the copyright, which is the most lasting and enforceable version.

If someone is an actual IP lawyer and I've got that wrong --Correct away I'll learn a bit.

As I understand it the publication is often done before the formal copyright. For instance SI couldn't hold up publication of a timely weekly magazine if they waited for the copyright to be issued. And Dads PHD thesis had to be printed before he could send it in. (Just why they made him copyright it is a mystery to me- I'll have to ask him next time I call. )


Steve B