Thread: Copyfraud - public domain's fate?
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Old 12-02-2010, 09:24 AM   #7
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99.9% of this is a failure to understand how public domain works.

If I want to charge you for a public domain book, that is 100% legal. Publishers have done this for years in paper form. A publisher can also add new content, such as an introductory essay, and copyright that specific portion.

Meanwhile, the ebook version of the Hearn book in question will run you a whopping $0.99 from Amazon. Wow, what a rip.

I can see how larger entities may err on the side of caution, but I seriously doubt this issue is anywhere near as frightening as the articles try to make out. This is merely fear-mongering.
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