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Originally Posted by Nate the great
No. If the work is in the public domain then it cannot be copyrighted. And the state of Oregon tried and failed to make a copyright claim based on formatting, so that's out too.
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I don't know what the situation is in the US, Nate, but in the EU at least, "typographical copyright" - protection for a specific edition of a public domain work - is perfectly valid and binding. It lasts for a fixed term of 25 years from the date of publication.