High School Physics Textbook - Page 1
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author: elevatorguy
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 07, 2021, 12:03:49 am
content: Here is a book from 1963 - "Modern Physics"https://www.ebay.com/itm/283950164827Correct me if I'm wrong, but if someone buys this, they could make a PDF out of it, since Copyright has expired, right?

author: bob91343
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 07, 2021, 12:08:19 am
content: That is a legal question that would be properly answered by an attorney, with comment from the author or publisher.

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 07, 2021, 12:25:15 am
content: Copyright expiration is not a simple subject and they persist much longer that patents. However, if that edition was actually published in 1963 and not 1964, and if the copyright was not renewed (which you would have to check) then you might be OK.Edit: So I checked for you and unfortunately, it looks like you'll need to wait another 40 years or so...https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=31&ti=1,31&Search%5FArg=Metcalfe%2C%20H%2E%20Clark&Search%5FCode=NALL&CNT=100&PID=g3Y9o_Amt746rC-ui1UEZ96F3kM54&SEQ=20210906203635&SID=6

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 07, 2021, 03:03:00 am
content: Rule of thumb in IP law: whenever the copyright on Mickey Mouse is set to expire, Congress will extend the term of copyright protection.

author: jonpaul
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2021, 02:59:38 pm
content: Bonjour, we authors and inventors work VERY hard to create a new work. I have experience in this area since 1970s.1/ US copyright law is clear and simple, you do not need a lawyer to understand, just do the search.2/ Many old works are now allows in open source project.3/ Best Physics book I know was my Univ 1965 Sears and Zemanski. Many old copies are discards by libraries, at rummage sales, epay etc.4/ Scanning a text book is not easy and VERY hard tro get a high qual PDF without a special scanner or destruction of the binding.5/ The author's estate OR the book published can initiate legal action against you.PLEASE DO NOT DO IT. BUY THE BOOK.Kind Regards,Jon

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2021, 03:18:17 pm
content: Besides Sears and Zemanski, the other classic textbook from that era are the various editions of Halliday and Resnick.

author: Bassman59
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2021, 05:53:03 pm
content: Quote from: TimFox on September 09, 2021, 03:18:17 pmHalliday and Resnick was first published in 1960. It was my freshman physics book in 1984.Recent versions credit a third author, Walker, because Halliday and Resnick are like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern -- dead!

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2021, 07:05:58 pm
content: Quote from: jonpaul on September 09, 2021, 02:59:38 pmIt took me 15 minutes just to answer the OPs question. And there were a lot of other issues that would have potentially come up, but didn't matter in this case because the copyright appears to have been renewed. A 'search' will not answer all the questions that need addressing either.

author: armandine2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 09, 2021, 10:01:56 pm
content: Quote from: TimFox on September 09, 2021, 03:18:17 pmplus (either side) I'd add Richards and Wehr - definitely worth a copy (or two)

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 10, 2021, 05:54:28 pm
content: Old textbooks are gold.That one has a few more copies around:https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&an=Dull%2C+Metcalfe%2C+Williams&tn=Modern+Physics&kn=Never throw out old technical books. Never. Your descendents will thank you, if any survive the Great Reset.Back in High school (Sydney Australia) in the 1970s we had a nicely done text called The Project Physics Course (Pub. Horwitz Group Books) Ours came in 6 separate volumes. We didn't get to keep them. Many years later I found Vols 4, 5 & 6 in Goulds 2nd hand book arcade (long gone now.)Then recently I found the entire set as a single volume, via Abebooks. Bought it, arrived a few days ago. Hardcover, stamped from the John F Kennedy high school, Manchester Missouri.The best thing about ink on paper, is it can't be 'adjusted' to suit whatever is considered political correctness at the time.The second best, is that it will still work after an EMP, by candlelight when there is no electricity.

author: teisharosingdpj29
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 23, 2022, 05:09:30 pm
content: Quote from: jonpaul on September 09, 2021, 02:59:38 pmThanks, but I already read it, I want to hear something new.

author: elevatorguy
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 18, 2023, 11:30:16 am
content: https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Physics-Charles-Dull/dp/B0016BN2AWhttps://archive.org/details/modernspacescien00trin/page/n3/mode/2up