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Originally Posted by pdurrant
The stuff that is public domain is public domain. The stuff that isn't, isn't.
Fixing typos, smartening (or straightening) quotes, or adding an ebook wrapper doesn't give the editor a new copyright.
Perhaps an official response will be along shortly.
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I wholeheartedly agree, but I'm not convinced the law is clear-cut on this, and even if it is, there are a hell of a lot of (in my mind gravely unscrupulous) publishers out there that do their best to suggest/pretend/imply otherwise.
- Ahi