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Originally Posted by HarryT
Apologies if I misunderstood you. I had thought that you were saying that it was unlikely that anyone would take any action against people selling a book that was in the public domain in the "wrong" country; I was using the example of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" as an example of where a rights-holder had done precisely that.
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No, I said the likelihood was in proportion to the amount of money perceived to be involved. It may be worth the while to send a take down letter. It may not be worth the while to hire a lawyer and go to court. IT will depend upon the property in question.
And the point is moot unless you are
aware of the violation. As rights holder, it's on you to be aware of and take action on violarions.
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But I totally accept your point that it's about revenue, not copyright law as such.
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Sure. Rights have value, which is why there are laws governing them, and the desire to enforce the law will likely be in direct proportion to the perceived value.
There will be exceptions, but in most cases, assume money is the root cause.
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Dennis