[projectaon] Re: Possibly more on Trevor Newton
- From: Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:32:26 +0000
Sam Seaver wrote:
I contacted the writer of this blog:
http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2007/02/david-roberts.html
http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2008/12/flagrant-self-promotion-art-of-war.html
Who, on these two pages, mention an artist/editor named Trevor Newton.
I didn't mention Project Aon, I just enquired after the man. Steve
Holland wrote back within the hour and apparently, the Trevor Newton
he mentioned died in 2002, aged 77.
Ah. That would certainly explain the dearth of output since 2000. :-\
Jon, what is the best thing to try next? In the event of death, copyright passes on to the next of
kin. However, there's no saying that Mrs Newton is still around, and trying to trace the actual
holders to the second or third generation looks to be even more difficult than finding out about the
man himself.
My personal opinion is that we should go ahead and use his artwork, since the copyright is now in
such muddied waters. It is clearly not depriving anyone of revenue, we've made a real effort to
track the holders down, but it has not proved possible. Should anyone come forward and ask us to
remove it, we could--it is most doubtful that would ever happen. Indeed, it's most likely that the
current copyright holder (Mr Newton's children or grandchildren) is unaware of his work for one book
by an 'obscure fantasy author'. ;-)
If you still have your 'scanning' copy of Book 21, Jon, I think you probably
should.
--
Simon Osborne
Project Aon
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