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Originally Posted by HarryT
You can't place usage restrictions on something that's in the public domain; nor would I personally wish to do so. In commercial editions of public domain works, there's generally additional material such as an introduction, explanatory notes, etc. That material is of course subject to copyright even if the book's text is in the public domain.
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Is not the formatting/layout copyrightable? I've seen many paper editions of PD works that have no new material (other than the copyright statement itself), yet they claim 'no part of this book may be lent, reproduced, etc...' - is that statement unenforceable?