[carld]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Available?....... You don't think there'd be a sea of people scanning and placing in the public domain more works from pre-1953 than are available commercially today.....

Have you ever looked at Project Gutenberg, (or here for that matter)?

Of course I have. No need for such a sarcastic over-reaction. I was speaking in terms of why the laws are in place, not how they currently fit in the digital age.

Edited out the "DUH" 'cause that's kind of sarcastic too.