From: Dave Hansen <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 18:44:53 -0400

Postdating copyright notice sounds like a punishable offense to me:

See 17 U.S.C 506(c) "Fraudulent Copyright Notice.- Any person who, with
fraudulent intent, places on any article a notice of copyright or words of
the same purport that such person knows to be false, or who, with fraudulent
intent, publicly distributes or imports for public distribution any article
bearing such notice or words that such person knows to be false, shall be
fined not more than $2,500."

The notice provision (17 USC 401) is clear that the date is supposed to be
the date of first publication of the work.

Not sure who enforces a punishment like that. Maybe the Copyright Office has
a complaints department?

Dave Hansen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. J.K. Vijayakumar <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:13:44 +0300
>
> This might have discussed here before, extremely sorry if I am duplicating.
>
> I am seeing some publishers already started publishing their books
> with copyright year 2014. Interestingly these titles are available in
> print to purchase right away, but not included in ebook package for 2013.
>
> Libraries paid for the 2013 ebook package, will have access to titles with
> 2013  as copyright year only. If some one want that 2014 title now,
> buying print is the only option, then off course duplicate with
> 2014 package next year.
>
> Do you see a very tricky strategy here? Can publishers publish books
> with CR 2014 now, we have just completed 5 months of 2013!!
>
> J. K. VIJAYAKUMAR,
> Acting Manager, Library Research & Reference,
> Senior Science & Technology Specialist Librarian, King Abdullah
> University of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia