Neither the year "1963" nor a copyright symbol (or any acceptable variant) appear anywhere on the dust jacket. If just one of these elements is omitted, the work is deemed to be published without notice and is not eligible for copyright protection.
"The name of the copyright owner, or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner."."The year of first publication for the work" and."The symbol © or the word 'Copyright' or the abbreviation 'Copr.' or an acceptable variant such as "(c)".Keep in mind that the pre-1989 requirements for copyright notice were highly formalistic and, other than a few enumerated exceptions, required these three elements: The jacket's lack of a copyright notice is self-verifying someone looking to double-check can examine the image itself, which can also be found on Commons here.
Likewise, a notice appearing in a book is not an acceptable notice for the dust jacket or any material appearing on that dust jacket, even if the book refers to the jacket or material appearing on the jacket." "A notice of copyright on the dust jacket of a book is not an acceptable notice for the book, because the dust jacket is not permanently attached to the book. Copyright Office Practices: Chapter 2200, § 2207.1(C) at p. However, the first-edition dust jacket did not carry a separate copyright notice. Cat's Cradle was first published in 1963 the hardcover book itself carried a copyright notice, so its contents remain copyrighted.
cover) - Vonnegut.jpgįirst-edition dust jacket of the novel Cat's Cradle (1963) by the American author Kurt Vonnegut.
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