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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump
If it really *is* a revision of the Carlyle translation, would it be considered as Public Domain? Or would the death date of the "editor" of the translation have to be considered also?
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The text of the Gutenberg Australia edition seems to match
a version published by Dover.
According Dover:
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Originally Posted by Dover
''The Golden Pot" is a slightly revised version of Carlyle's translation of "Der goldene Topf" [...]
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However, since they don't mention who the editor was, their revised version might also be in the Public Domain. (Dover publishes several other books that are in the Public Domain.)
@HarryT Is there a consensus as to how many words an editor must change to claim copyright protection?