Neither the year "1951" nor a copyright symbol (or any acceptable variant) appear anywhere on the dust jacket. All three of his bestselling short story collections were published with text only on the cover. If just one of these elements is omitted, the work is deemed to be published without notice and is not eligible for copyright protection. Salinger was notoriously resentful of including cover art and illustrations in his published books, insisting that he did not want to reader to be influenced by any preconceptions forced on them by an outside illustrator. "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 entire image. 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. The Catcher in the Rye was first published in 1951 the hardcover book itself carried a copyright notice, so its contents remain copyrighted. Second, the dust jacket was first published prior to 1978 without a valid copyright notice.First, the photo is a mechanical scan/photocopy of the original cover and does not qualify for independent copyright protection.
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE BOOK COVER PLUS
(For jurisdictions that do not recognize the rule of the shorter term, and define copyright term based the date of the author's death plus a set number of years: according to this post at Cal Arts, Mitchell died in 2009.) Michael Mitchell the credit "Jacket design by Michael Mitchell" is found on the right jacket flap (the left panel). Description The Catcher in the Rye (1951, first edition dust jacket).jpgįirst-edition dust jacket of The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by the American author J.