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Originally Posted by Tex2002ans
Not necessarily:
https://collections.stanford.edu/cop...e?forward=home
It looks like SigilBear's was originally published in New York in 1938, so it definitely falls in this unclear period. More thorough research would have to be done, but there is a very high chance it has already fallen into the Public Domain.<snip> |
Wow, thanks for all the great tips. That gives me a lot to work with.
It's interesting that that Indian website released the book I'm working on in PDF form just a couple weeks ago. I downloaded the torrent version but haven't figured out how to open it yet, so I don't know if it's an actual epub or not.
I should point out, if I haven't already mentioned it, that the book I'm working really isn't a big deal. I'm publishing it largely to promote my next book, which will be the definitive state symbols reference.
If I can sell just 100 copies of the first book, I'll be a happy camper, and I think there are easily a hundred collectors and hard core symbols fans who will buy it - if I can figure out how to connect with them.
In the meantime, I just thought of another potential problem. If I produce an ebook that's essentially an exact reproduction of the original, with the following exceptions:
1. The footnotes are reorganized as end notes at the end of each chapter
2. The book is annotated with my comments (though not many)
3. The book features nicer pictures, along with a few pictures that aren't in the original
4. The book is more nicely styled
5. The book includes an appendix with current lists of symbols
6. The table of contents and index are heavily modified
7. The new book has a damn nice cover
Will I be able to call it a "derivative" and slap a copyright on it? Either way, I'm going to include a notice that my book is based on a book that's in the public domain, but that all material added by me is copyrighted.