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Originally Posted by crich70
So it might be both free and not free depending on where you look. At least some classic books are I imagine. So is it piracy if a book is available for free at some place like Gutenberg but being sold elsewhere?
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The way I understand it, a fresh edition of the public domain book, say "Penguin classic" might contain (new) illustrations, freshly designed cover page, foreword written specifically for that edition. So, although the original book is in public domain, the release packaged as ebook has elements that are copyrighted, hence can not be deDRM-ed or redistributed legally.
Now, if the ebook was
not DRM-protected, and someone carefully strips off all of that extra content, I have no clue if the formatting (typography, layout) is protected by law.