Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Peter,

> > HH: Yes, it is copyrighted. Look at the publication page in 
> > Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. It says:
> >
> > All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, 
> > stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any 
> > means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or 
> > otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press
> But this work dates from 1910, even in its final revision, and so is 
> surely now out of copyright. BDB certainly is. OUP's claim of 
> copyright on Gesenius is legally null and void, at least in the UK 
> which was the original place of publication.

HH: I see that you are right, Peter. Thanks. Apologies to David 
Washburn and the list.

                                        Yours,
                                        Harold Holmyard