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Old 12-28-2007, 03:39 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by RWood View Post
I removed the ebook because it is still in copyright. It was published in 1932 and Huxley died in 1963. Only public domain books, those that have fallen out of copyright, or those specifically granted permission may be posted.

The US copyright will terminate 01 Sept 08.
Could you explain this..? By my understanding, the copyright for this one ends in the US 95 years after first publication, which'd be 1st Jan 2028 (the start of the next year after lapse.) No books at all come into the public domain in the US before 2018 ... all that can be worked with is stuff that's already there (pre '23 publications, and books first published in the US, between '23 and '78 which weren't copyright-renewed as required by the law at the time.) Or works that people enter into the public domain voluntarily, as you say.

UK copyright ends 1st Jan 2034. Arrrgh, it's a long wait.
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