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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
That would be the case only if a contract is signed. As we started from PG Australia: do they have a signed agreement with the US?
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To my knowledge, yes. Both the US and Australia are signatories to the Berne Convention.
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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
And just to make things interesting: if I go to Australia and download a PD book and then go to America, where it wouldn't be PD, with that book on my reader/PC/phone, would I be committing a felony?
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To my knowledge, no on two counts.
You got the book in Australia, so it's all clear. You could also purchase a public domain paper edition and bring it back to the US.
And just to be clear, it's not a felony. I don't know the specifics, but I believe it's only a criminal offense when you cross a certain dollar line. So if you sell $1500 worth of counterfeit goods, that may be a felony.
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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
If not, am I allowed to email it to a friend? If yes, would the same thing be true in the case of a paper version of a PD book?
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If we followed the strictest possible interpretation:
I assume you can give that one paper copy to anyone you please.
You would
not be allowed to scan it, put it online and distribute it (either free or paid) except to people in nations where it's PD.