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Originally Posted by HarryT
Unfortunately, Alex, it's not complicated at all; it's entirely straightforward. If someone modifies a public domain text, those modifications are protected by copyright, and you can't copy the modified text without the copyright holder's permission.
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Harry, I have my doubts if this is really this straightforward, in Germany, at least, it isn't. Some (minor) modifications to a public domain text don't give the modificator automatically a copyright in his own. The law requires real creative work to get it's protection.
I had a greater concern if you - Alex - could really be able to alter chapter III back to the "faulty" original. That sounds a difficult task! Hope you find an original somewhere.