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Old 02-18-2016, 05:09 PM   #116
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Unless you add some original, creative content to it, that is absolutely correct. Many people find that surprising, but it's true. Doesn't make any difference whether you give it away or sell it; if the content is in the public domain, the recipient can do anything they wish with it, including reselling it themselves.
Thanks Harry.

Been thinking a bit, and I guess the "creative" part is not in the content per se (as that comes from scanning a book in PD), but in the formatting. All the css-things surely are creative. Couldn't you argue that those things are not within PD and "mine"?

(I'm in the process of digitalizing a very rare book from 1887 which I plan to give out for free, but I would not be happy if someone else pretended it's theirs.)
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