Possibly the author of each article might hold the copyright. I have an 
article in the book but don't remember ever hearing about the copyright. 
Of course, it was a long time ago. Any lawyers willing to advise pro bono?

Barbara Chasin, Ph.D.
Professor, Emerita, Sociology
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ 07043


On 3/12/2015 11:06 AM, Sigrid Schmalzer wrote:
> Cosima has also been in touch with me about this, and I haven't been 
> able to help her much. It's a funny question, since intellectual 
> property was anathema to the values of so many associated with SftP -- 
> or at least not a value enshrined in the work people were doing in 
> SftP. And in any case it's hard to know who holds the rights on an 
> article published anonymously by a grassroots organization that 
> dissolved 25 years ago.
>
> If it were Coca-Cola wanting to co-opt the logo for corporate gain, it 
> would probably be worth summoning copyright law to try (if possible) 
> to defend against it. But since it's a PBS documentary wanting to use 
> an article to engage in what is presumably a meaningful discussion, it 
> seems not important to claim intellectual property in this case?
>
> Obviously I wasn't there and have no say in it -- just making 
> observations in case they're of interest.
>
> Sigrid
>
> Sigrid Schmalzer
> Associate Professor, History Department
> Director, Social Thought & Political Economy Program
> UMass Amherst
> On 3/12/2015 10:45 AM, Charles L. SCHWARTZ wrote:
>> Anyone want to try answering this inquiry?
>>
>> Charlie
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Cosima Amelang* <[log in to unmask] 
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>> Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:39 AM
>> Subject: SftP article in PBS documentary
>> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>> Dear Dr. Schwartz,
>>
>> I'm writing from Shining Red Films, a documentary production company 
>> based in Washington, D.C. We are working on a two-hour special for 
>> PBS about Harvard biologist EO Wilson.
>>
>> We are interested in including an article from the Science for the 
>> People Magazine in the film (in the chapter dealing with the 
>> controversy generated by Dr. Wilson's book Sociobiology): "AAAS 
>> Sociobiology on the Run" from the 1978 Vol. 10 No. 2 issue. Do you 
>> know who the rights holder of the article would be?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your help.
>>
>> Best,
>> Cosima
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Cosima Amelang
>> Shining Red Films
>> 7527 17th St NW
>> Washington, D.C. 20012
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>> http://shiningredfilms.com <http://shiningredfilms.com/>
>>
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