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Bookpossum · 07-08-2013, 09:12 PM

Yes, I agree that it's up to each of us to check it out, especially as there are big variations in availability and/or price in different parts of the world.

I'll certainly learn from this one not to assume that a book will be available just because it's by a famous author, and will check in the future before I vote. Also of course the rules are different in various parts of the world on whether a book is public domain or not. Here in Australia the rules changed some time ago, so we have for authors who died up to and including 31 December 1954 a rule of death plus 50 years. For any who died from 1 January 1955 onwards, it's death plus 70 years. As Mann died in 1955, that rules him out of being in the public domain until 2025, for Australians at least.

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07-08-2013, 09:12 PM	#43
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Yes, I agree that it's up to each of us to check it out, especially as there are big variations in availability and/or price in different parts of the world. I'll certainly learn from this one not to assume that a book will be available just because it's by a famous author, and will check in the future before I vote. Also of course the rules are different in various parts of the world on whether a book is public domain or not. Here in Australia the rules changed some time ago, so we have for authors who died up to and including 31 December 1954 a rule of death plus 50 years. For any who died from 1 January 1955 onwards, it's death plus 70 years. As Mann died in 1955, that rules him out of being in the public domain until 2025, for Australians at least. sun surfer - are you there? How do you want to call this one? Last edited by Bookpossum; 07-08-2013 at 09:16 PM.