http://www.loc.gov/copyright/guide.html might put you
on the right
track, but it only has new copyrights and transfers of copyright since
1978. also the interface BLOWS, even for telnet. forget about
backspace, of course, but it does't even display you're typing.
amazing. so no ^H^H^H^H^H for you. I did not find it. it might
help, though, to know if "rouse ball" is his last name or "ball,"
also
what the "w. w." stands for. (though I *thought* I tried all
permutations.)