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Old 01-17-2010, 09:34 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Mike L View Post
Hekkel,

I can't add much to the information already posted here, except that you said "now you have to be a UK citizen".

That is completely untrue. Citizenship doesn't enter the picture. Any geographic restrictions that might exist are based entirely on the country where you're physically located at the time, not on nationality.

(I'm sure you already knew that, but I thought it should be clarified.
That raises some interresting questions regarding this:

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And they won't be public domain until at least 2028 in Poland, Australia and most other places, and until 2027 in the US, so they won't be turning up on Project Gutenberg or Gutenberg Australia for quite a while.

They are public domain in Canada at the moment, but they don't seem to be here or at Gutenberg Canada. (Not that it'd be legal for you to download them if they were.)
If I were to go to Canada for a holiday, and I download that book, am I allowed to do that? Should I delete it from my HD once I cross the border?
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