On 26-10-2002, lcrocker@nupedia.com wrote thusly :

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Hello Wikipedians, Is a book published in 1917 in the US still covered by copyright?

1923 is the magic number, so no, your 1917 book is in the public domain.

Thanks a lot. Watch out for a brand-new bot adding thousands of new pages ! Well, only joking ;-)

Regards, Kpjas.