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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
*sigh* so many pointless complications... i don't understand how *anyone* could possible claim that a SCAN of SOMEONE ELSE'S illustration which is in the public domain could be considered their own intellectual property, protected by copyright... that makes no sense to me.
a hand-drawn *copy*, maybe. but a scan ??? seriously ???
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I believe this may fall under the heading of a "compilation copyright". The individual bits are PD, but the assembly and packaging belongs to the producer.
This is the reason why you can do what you like with PG texts, but may be required to remove any PG branding and notices, because what you are producing
isn't a PG edition.
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Dennis