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Originally Posted by Catlady
And isn't this little discussion just proving what I said about how anyone can decide to make changes for any reason, upload the "new and improved" version, and have it proliferate all over the Internet?
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Yes. And it's also proving that it's hard to do so
quietly. There will always be vocal proponents of the "best" editions of works that would most elicit that sort of desire to change. Scholars will be vocal about changes to "classic" works.
I have no trouble doing my own research into the authenticity of various editions. I'm not really concerned about other readers being fooled. Not because I don't care, but because I'm willing to trust that most readers aren't hapless victims, and can think and choose for themselves.
Nobody's entitled to free--meticulously verified--public domain works. Probably need to choose which of those aspects is more important to us as readers.