Re: The Rating of Chess Players, Past and Present, by Arpad Elo

On May 9, 5:48 pm, ttk5...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On May 9, 12:54 pm, samsloan <samhsl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Elo's book, The Rating of Chess Players, Past and Present, is
> > reprinted today.
>
> >http://www.amazon.com/dp/0923891277
>
> > Professor Elo's book, long out of print and almost impossible to
> > obtain, has just been reprinted.
>
> > Sam Sloan
>
>  I'm still wondering if this book is in the public domain at this
> time. It was first published in 1978, just 30 years ago. What is the
> length of copyright for such works?

And, unless I am mistaken, it was published in a second edition in
1987.