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Iphinome · 05-25-2010, 10:50 PM

Alright just to put this out there, the US law is still murky to me but the Canadian looks clear. Does the act of editing create a new copyright? H ow much of one? And do we have any idea the level of editing done? If the text is public domain and part of it was redacted by the editor does leaving the same piece of text out violate the copyright?

I'm starting to wonder if a lot of trouble could be avoided by someone who lives near where these papers are stored getting permission to make photocopies and sending them to project gutenberg.

05-25-2010, 10:50 PM	#21
Iphinome Paladin of Eris Posts: 3,119 Karma: 20849349 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USAland Device: Kindle 10	Alright just to put this out there, the US law is still murky to me but the Canadian looks clear. Does the act of editing create a new copyright? H ow much of one? And do we have any idea the level of editing done? If the text is public domain and part of it was redacted by the editor does leaving the same piece of text out violate the copyright? I'm starting to wonder if a lot of trouble could be avoided by someone who lives near where these papers are stored getting permission to make photocopies and sending them to project gutenberg.