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Originally Posted by kurochka
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My concern is that I am dealing with public domain books. You cannot (and should not) claim copyright in them. I do not believe that the contractual restrictions (i.e., before you read you agree to something similar that copyright provides) can stand up to legal scrutiny. Reproductions of public domain works in any shape or form are typically public domain as well. In addition, I think it is just plain wrong to try to bypass the public "domainness" with such shenanigans.
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You could try protecting your public domain books by a license (at least in the US).
See more here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=fRY...esult&resnum=4. ("Public Domain" by Stephen Fishman)