03-30-2013, 08:17 AM | #1 |
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Mobileread Library - > change in copyright
What is the background of the announced change of the applicable copyright of the Mobileread Library from 50+ to 70+? Thanks!
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03-30-2013, 04:07 PM | #2 |
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Legal hassles. Can't really say any more than that, I'm afraid.
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03-30-2013, 06:35 PM | #3 |
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03-30-2013, 09:23 PM | #4 |
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Will MR use the same copyright criteria as Project Gutenberg USA in the future?
I.e., life+70 years with an exception for pre-1923 books? |
03-31-2013, 03:26 AM | #5 |
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Apart from the notice, it still says everywhere on the forum that uploads must be in accordance with Canadian copyright law while the new rule expands it. When will those remarks be updated? The current situation feels a bit kafkaesque.
And what about those special rules for posthumous publications, joint authorship or the rule of the shorter term? Are they still applied according to Canadian law? |
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03-31-2013, 05:04 AM | #6 |
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No. It will be strictly life+70. The only exceptions will be books that released under a Creative Commons licence, or with some other permission of the author.
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03-31-2013, 05:25 AM | #8 |
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I’m not thinking about exceptions that would shorten the term, but the opposite case:
Let’s say that a new Shakespeare play is discovered and published today. Your “strictly life+70” rule would make it ok to upload it here instantly, while Canadian copyright law requires to wait for 50 years. I assume you don’t want us to ignore those laws. Last edited by pynch; 03-31-2013 at 05:28 AM. |
03-31-2013, 06:25 AM | #9 |
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As for joint authorship, it should be understood that when we say "the author" we mean all authors, illustrators, commentators, translators, etc. who could affect the copyright.
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03-31-2013, 01:26 PM | #10 |
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So, in which country is it already the 1st of April?
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03-31-2013, 01:31 PM | #11 |
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What will happen to all the life+50 books in our library here?
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They will shortly be removed.
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03-31-2013, 01:39 PM | #13 |
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03-31-2013, 01:40 PM | #14 |
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All this huge amount of work involved. |
03-31-2013, 01:58 PM | #15 |
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April fool?
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