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Kumabjorn · 09-16-2010, 02:56 PM

I think I understand copyright issues to the extent that an author who has been dead for 50 years will be PD.

Hence, any author that met his maker in 1961 will leave the protected world of copyrights in a few months time.

Hence, my curiosity. Are anyone of you guys working on books written by authors who perished in 1961 (I suppose it is possible to use the internet for a compilation)? Is it possible to release E-books of those authors come Jan 1 2011? Or do you have to follow the date of their demise?

09-16-2010, 02:56 PM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	1961 I think I understand copyright issues to the extent that an author who has been dead for 50 years will be PD. Hence, any author that met his maker in 1961 will leave the protected world of copyrights in a few months time. Hence, my curiosity. Are anyone of you guys working on books written by authors who perished in 1961 (I suppose it is possible to use the internet for a compilation)? Is it possible to release E-books of those authors come Jan 1 2011? Or do you have to follow the date of their demise?