Thread: Copyright laws to be followed?
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Old 02-25-2014, 02:28 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Billi View Post
You are only allowed to upload books that comply with the Swiss copyright law. This means more or less that the author (and translater and cover-designer ..., if there is one) must be dead 70 years or longer, or put it otherwise, must have died in 1943 or before.
Why Swiss? The server is in Canada, and I don't think anyone can upload books which are illegal for them to own, just because they are sharing it where it is legal, but that should just mean you must comply with both your home country's laws and that of the server.


@jayajha I'm pretty sure the answer is #3. Although if you follow #2 no one will ever know.
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