Thread: Copyfraud - public domain's fate?
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Old 12-02-2010, 09:33 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga View Post
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.
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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.
No problem with that. More power to them for doing so.
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That's not being cautious; it's succumbing to bullying tactics even though the law is clearly on their side. If they're going to cave this easily, then I have no sympathy for their position whatsoever.
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