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Originally Posted by HarryT
This book is not in the public domain in the EU, Neil.
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Mr Orwell won't be losing any money over this...
This thread isn't the place to get into a copyright debate but I think it is perfectly morally justified to read (and enjoy) someone's work 61 years after their death!
I'm resident in the UK but I won't be too concerned about the police knocking down my door in the middle of the night.
In fact, it's because of silly copyright laws and greedy posthumous rights holders and publishers that mean I am missing out on getting my Agatha Christie fix on my eReader - I'm not paying ~£4 for a short novel from an author who has been dead for years.