Fulgour
Can we have it both ways? The letter either doeswizzle said:clearly constitutes a work for hire
or doesn't answer this question. I say NO sell out.
Can we have it both ways? The letter either doeswizzle said:clearly constitutes a work for hire
The copyright owner is J. D. Semken, the surviving executor of W. R. Semken who died in July 1970. He was one of two ultimate residuary legatees under the will of Arthur Edward Waite, who died on 19 May 1942. After the death on 15 September 1980 of Miss A. S. M. Waite, the tenant for life, the Public Trustee, in winding up the Waite estate, assigned to W.R. Semken and J. D. Semken "all the copyright and rights in the nature of copyright in the works of Arthur Edward Waite comprised in his estate".Fulgour said:Of course if you wish to copyright her cards he makes a nice shill.
Actually this isn't necessarily true, on this page from Holly Voley's site:Emily said:These days deck illustrators get equal recognition for decks but that was not to be in the early days of the Rider Waite deck.
I have a friend who is constantly on the lookout for conspiracies,wizzle said:We only have Waite's dubious words that it was HIS deck
she was working on. What do you think?