New Content from Sandy, OregonPosted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by Elizabeth The Oregon Digital Newspaper Program just added a boatload of new issues from the Sandy Post, completing a large digitization project (nearly 40,000 pages!) sponsored by an intrepid group of folks affiliated with the Sandy Historical Society and Friends of the Sandy Public Library in Sandy, Oregon. This project includes a short run of Sandy News (1915-1917) and a substantial portion of Sandy Post (1938-1982). Thirty-one reels of microfilm in a single project is usually more than we can handle in one go, but we’re glad to add Sandy to the Historic Oregon Newspapers map. Access this new content directly here: Sandy News: https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2024240280/ Sandy Post: https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/2024240281/ Sharp-eyed readers may notice that the Sandy Post issues fall after the date of public domain, which currently applies to works published 1929 and before. Isn’t this newspaper protected by copyright? ODNP staff conducted copyright research on this title to determine that it had never been registered for copyright and issues published into the 1980s do not have a copyright notice printed on them (the © symbol). According to these criteria, ODNP can legally digitize and host the issues through March 1989 without obtaining permission from the publisher to do so. For content that is protected by copyright, ODNP will always seek permission from the rights holder and will never digitize and host content without obtaining prior permission. Learn more about copyright, permissions, and reuse of content in Historic Oregon Newspapers. _____________________________________________ Interested in digitizing newspapers? Check out our overview of how it works, or contact us.
Copyright, Permissions, and ReusePosted on July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 by srabun@uoregon.edu This page provides information about copyright, permissions, and reuse as related to the content in Historic Oregon Newspapers. Copyright The copyright status of the content in Historic Oregon Newspapers varies and falls into three categories: Public domain — Newspapers published 95 years ago or before are automatically in the public domain and are free of copyright restrictions. As of January 1, 2025, public domain applies to newspapers published in 1929 and earlier. Content in the public domain may be re-used in any way, although we appreciate a credit/attribution for Historic Oregon Newspapers. Out of copyright — Newspapers that may have been registered for copyright but not renewed, never registered at all, or did not print a copyright notice (©) on the paper (see below). In copyright — These newspapers are covered by copyright but publishers have granted the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program permission to digitize and host their content online. Some of these newspapers also have a Creative Commons license that specifies what kinds of reuse are allowed. Any content on the Historic Oregon Newspapers website that was published after Dec. 31, 1929, may not be used for commercial purposes. Copyright Status Research Newspapers published January 1, 1930-March 30, 1989 may be covered by copyright. ODNP staff conducts copyright research on titles to determine if a newspaper was registered for copyright, if the copyright was renewed, and if a copyright notice (©) appears on the publication itself. If a newspaper is still protected by copyright, ODNP obtains permission from the rights holder before digitizing and adding the title to Historic Oregon Newspapers. ODNP staff uses the guidelines provided by Cornell University Copyright Services, summarized below: Published 1929 and before Public domain Published between 1930-1963 Must be registered and/or contain a copyright notice on the publication Must have been renewed 28 years after date of publication If no renewal, title is in public domain Published between 1964-1977 Anything published during this time period without a copyright notice (©) is in the public domain. Published 1978-March 1989 No notice on publication but registered within five years Or, copyright notice on publication (©) Published April 1989-current In copyright ODNP staff reviews newspaper issues for a published copyright notice (©) in five-year increments, saving pdf copies of the issues as documentation. We use the following resources for copyright research: Historic Copyright Registrations (pre-1928): https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/historic.html Copyright Registrations and Renewal Records: https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/index.html Original and renewal copyrights 1928-1949: https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/to1949.html First Copyright Renewals for Periodicals: https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/firstperiod.html Catalogs of Copyright Entries: https://archive.org/details/copyrightrecords Copyright Registrations 1978-present : https://cocatalog.loc.gov/ Reuse & Permissions For items in the public domain, no permission is necessary for reuse and you may do whatever you like with the content. We do appreciate a credit for Historic Oregon Newspapers. For items covered by copyright, first check to see if the newspaper title has a Creative Commons license. The CC license will guide what kind of permission you need to obtain and what kind of uses are allowed. ODNP staff can help put you in touch with rights holders. The University of Oregon Libraries is not the owner of any intellectual property which may be presented in Historic Oregon Newspapers. Unless an item is in the public domain (published 1929 or before), ODNP can grant neither rights nor permissions regarding use of the newspapers or their contents. It is up to individual researchers to assess copyright and appropriateness of use, and to ensure that materials are properly credited; however, ODNP staff may be able to help, so please contact us. Fair Use is a provision of U.S. copyright law that allows for reuse of content in Historic Oregon Newspapers for educational and research purposes. Check out our K-12 curriculum resources for examples! Still have questions? Contact us.
