The copyrights of the Improvement Era were held by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and/or Intellectual Reserve (wholly owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Copyright was not renewed within 28 years of the date of publication on this early issue, which has therefore fallen into the public domain per US law. See:
Copyright registrations for 1956 Renewals for Periodicals:
Part 2: Periodicals, January-June 1956: page 174
Part 2: Periodicals, July-December 1956: Page 337
Copyright registrations for 1957 Renewals for Periodicals:
January - June: Page 173 (John Martin's Book - New York Herald Tribune (start))
July - December: Page 389 (Gang World - National Geographic Magazine)
Copyright registrations for 1958 Renewals for Periodicals:
January - June: Page 178 (Child Life (cont.) - Journal of Experimental Medicine (start))
July - December: Page 389 (Gang World - National Geographic Magazine)
Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (70 years p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
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