Talk:Seven Society (College of William & Mary)/Archive 1

Poem of the Seven Society and copyright
The "official poem of the Seven Society (OCD)" has been added to the page a few times. The source provided for it is a 1945 newspaper article. It has been removed because of the date. Since the date of publication was 1945, the copyright state of the poem is a little in question. Depending on the copyright status of the newspaper, the poem could be in the public domain or it could be copyrighted until 70 years after the death of the author.

If the poem is to be included in the article, I'd want some clarification on its copyright status. For more information on the relevant Wikipedia policies, see WP:COPYVIO and WP:PD, and this helpful chart. --Tjarrett (talk) 12:50, 11 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Tjarrett, thank you for the info. This poem was written and submitted in 1945 as a response to a question posed by The Flat Hat staff: What is the College of William and Mary?  The poem has not been copyrighted or printed anywhere else other than in this issue.  According to the chart you provided, it fits into the "1923 to 1977, Published without a copyright notice" category. I will, however, change the wording to say that the poem has been "adopted" by the W&M Seven Society. Genesis 2:2-3 (talk) 16:43, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

Ongoing Research
Extensive research is currently underway regarding the history of the Seven Society at the College of William and Mary. Edits to this article will continue to be made as more information becomes available. (Genesis 2:2-3 (talk) 16:29, 14 September 2008 (UTC))