09-11-2019, 05:06 AM | #1 |
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Would like feedback about a "Hybrid" book
Throwing this question out for feedback ---
I wanted to rehab and upload to the MR Library a book of Aesop's Fables that was illustrated by the great Arthur Rackham. Unfortunately, the translation that was used for the "Rackham" edition is probably still under copyright for "Life+70" --- (V.S. Vernon-Jones, probably 1875-1955, biographical data is almost non-existent, and hard to verify.) So, because I really want to use the Rackham illustrations, I considered using text from another translator, which would have to be the George F. Townsend (1814-1900) translation from 1882. Text is a bit more flowery and dated than the Vernon-Jones translation. So what is your opinion? Is it total heresy to marry the illustrations to a different text? Would you read a book which had been assembled in this fashion? Or would your indignation-meter redline? (of course, I would add a clear explanatory note on the forum post, and within the book.) Please share your opinion! |
09-11-2019, 06:17 AM | #2 |
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It sounds delightful to me. Who wouldn't want the Rackham illustrations?
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09-11-2019, 06:25 AM | #3 |
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Thank you for the opinion.
And thank you much for the compliment! |
09-11-2019, 06:28 AM | #4 |
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I don't see any problem at all, given that you will be giving a statement specifying the source of the illustrations and the source of the text, and that they are different.
I look forward to downloading and reading it. |
09-11-2019, 06:32 AM | #5 |
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Thank you, Alex.
Hey, we are building a majority consensus here! |
09-11-2019, 07:54 AM | #6 |
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I say go for it.
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+1. Love Rackham.
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09-11-2019, 09:12 AM | #8 |
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My indignation meter didn't even twitch.
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You are safe in the US because of Fair Use.
Both images and text are PD and the use is transformative but it is safer if you don't replicate the exact formatting and layout of the copyrighted book. This may not be the case outside the US, where Fair Use is not often a defense. To be safest, check the indicia. Depending on date, even the newer book might be PD if it falls within the old US renewal regime. |
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It can't be "out of copyright everywhere," because life+70 is the rule in many (if not most) parts of the world. Under this rule, it can only be in the public domain if the copyright holder explicitly says so.
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Uh! (not trying to rain on this) aren't the illustrations ALSO copyrighted?
Or is it only text that is Life+70? |
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