David Griffith is correct about US law. In UK law copyright is still 70 years from the death of the author. -----Original Message----- From: David Griffith Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 1:08 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Obtaining permission to print Pound's poems in publications While I respect and support the wish to have the approval of the Pound estate in such matters, I must also point out that works published prior to 1923 -- which includes the Blast material from 1914-1915 -- are now in the public domain and may be freely used without permission. > On Jul 30, 2017, at 10:18 AM, wmcpratt > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Dear Sarah: Write to: > Declan Spring, Permissions EditorNew Directions Publishing Corporation80 > Eighth AvenueNew York, BY 10011 > He will check with Mary, Pound's daughter, who is the executor for the > Ezra Pound estate, who has the final word. You should quote what you are > asking him for, and he will probably grant permission for a stated fee. I > think he will reply to your request, but he may ask for details about your > book, such as publication date and number of copies to be printed. > Good luck, Bill Pratt > > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > -------- Original message --------From: Sarah Lee <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 7/30/17 7:08 AM (GMT-05:00) To: [log in to unmask] Subject: > Obtaining permission to print Pound's poems in publications > Dear Poundians, > > I'm writing a book chapter concerning Pound's early poetry and would like > to quote from some of his Imagist and *BLAST* poems. Just wondering how I > can seek permission from the EP Estate for printing them? (Advice would be > greatly appreciated as this will be my first time to publish on Pound.) > Many thanks! > > Best regards, > Sarah --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus