DescriptionMel Schacher 1971.jpg	Photo of Mel Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad in 1971. Premier Talent Associates (management of band) purchased a 4 page ad in Billboard, with 3 of the pages being a color photo of each band member.
Date	6 November 1971
Source	Billboard pages 44-47. This photo is on page 47.
Author	Premier Talent Associates-on page 44.
Permission (Reusing this file)	Pre-1978, no mark
Other versions	This file has an extracted image: Grand Funk Railroad 1971 publicity photo comp.png.

• Premier Talent Associates issued the ad without any copyright marks or notations.
• US Copyright Office page 3-magazines are collective works (PDF)

"A notice for the collective work will not serve as the notice for advertisements inserted on behalf of persons other than the copyright owner of the collective work. These advertisements should each bear a separate notice in the name of the copyright owner of the advertisement."

• Copyright for Billboard magazine would not affect this non-marked Premier Talent Associates ad. Premier didn't label their ad as under copyright.

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