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Originally Posted by cmbs
If a book is in the public domain in Canada but not in the US I also shouldn't be downloading it, right? So just because a book is on this site, and is legal for the site to distribute it, doesn't mean it's legal for everyone to download it. Right?
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Right. And right.
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Originally Posted by cmbs
All this could go on the copyright page.
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Totally agree. The copyright page should be prominently shown (eg., a big link and/or a disclaimer from the download pages.)
MR should probably use some legal advise from folks at PG-Canada.
Canada's public domain follows the life+50 rule. BUT... which
editionscan you use? can you use a 2008 edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet? do you have any proof of which edition you have used? (perhaps you should better to).
It should probably be a good idea to centralize the uploading process or at least having someone to check every single new item for copyright status.
Next to the name/title there should be a born-death date.
MR must, indeed, take in consideration that all it takes to shut down the website is having one protected item in the catalog.