e-Book Requests and Begging (Public Domain Books Only!) - Page 10

tompe · 01-20-2008, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Have you read the page linked to, Tommy? It all sounds very "dodgy" to me. I'd really rather not take the chance here at MR.

Well, I looked at it fast but did not find any statement at all about that the copyright holder did not mind or any opinion about copyright at all. But maybe I just looked in the wrong place.

HarryT · 01-20-2008, 07:00 AM

Take a look at the second link in vivaldi's message

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tompe · 01-20-2008, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'd really rather not take the chance here at MR.

That is most probably a good policy.

But what then about the Share Alike things that are distributed here without stating the license that I mentioned in another thread? As I read the Share Alike licence you have to distribute it under the same terms as the thing you started with.

HarryT · 01-20-2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tompe

That is most probably a good policy.

But what then about the Share Alike things that are distributed here without stating the license that I mentioned in another thread? As I read the Share Alike licence you have to distribute it under the same terms as the thing you started with.

Yes, I agree with you. Please let the uploader know if you come across anything like that so it can be fixed.

Alexander Turcic · 01-20-2008, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Sorry, but no. The fact that "the copyright holder doesn't mind" is not an excuse for copying it.

I agree with Harry. Unless the copyright expiration rule applies here or the author gave his explicit consent for reproduction, we should not publish it here. He may not mind today -- but he could mind tomorrow.

Nate the great · 01-20-2008, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

May I have an official ruling, please? I would love to post the English translation by Mahadev Desai of Gandhi's autobiography. It is not at Project Gutenberg and Google Books won't show it with an unlimited view either. But it is very widely available on the internet including, for example, at Wikisource here. But their "source" page, which is here, does not read like a sound justification for posting it. So I ask: should I or shouldn't I? Thanks in advance for your help.

I see that the translator died in 1942, and Gandhi died in 1948. Canadian copyright law is life+50. We can host this ebook.

P.S. I don't usually read this thread, so if you need a second opinion on a copyright question, please pm me.

HarryT · 01-20-2008, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

I see that the translator died in 1942, and Gandhi died in 1948. Canadian copyright law is life+50. We can host this ebook.

If those dates are correct, then yes, it's OK to have here. Thanks for that, Nate - hadn't spotted the dates. In many cases, as you know, even if a book in another language is out of copyright in its original language, a translation isn't, because a translation gets its own separate copyright.

vivaldirules · 01-20-2008, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

If those dates are correct, then yes, it's OK to have here. Thanks for that, Nate - hadn't spotted the dates. In many cases, as you know, even if a book in another language is out of copyright in its original language, a translation isn't, because a translation gets its own separate copyright.

That's terrific! Thank you both very much for your time.

badgoodDeb · 01-30-2008, 01:22 PM

Has anybody got Longfellow's "The Children's Hour" and perhaps other poems available in mobi (Kindle) format? I would think that's out of copyrite by now.

giedre · 01-30-2008, 01:43 PM

I just wanted to put in a heartfelt thank you to all those that format the ebooks so we can download and read them. Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

DMcCunney · 01-30-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by baddorfdeb

Has anybody got Longfellow's "The Children's Hour" and perhaps other poems available in mobi (Kindle) format? I would think that's out of copyrite by now.

No one seems to have created a Mobi version here.

It is out of copyright: PG has a plain text version of Longfellow's collected poetry (including The children's Hour" here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1365/1365.txt
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Dennis

badgoodDeb · 01-30-2008, 02:27 PM

Thank you! I looked for them -- but was having trouble spelling "gutenberg". Oh well.....

RWood · 01-30-2008, 04:25 PM

I still have nightmares about plays and verse from formatting the Harvard Classics. Either is enough to drive me to Distraction (a small town in Arizona.

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Patricia · 01-30-2008, 06:22 PM

I'm about to upload the Longfellow collection, 'Birds of Passage', which includes 'The Children's Hour.'
I hope that you enjoy it.
As Wood point out, poetry is a bit time-consuming to format, but does make a pleasant change from prose. If you want some more Longfellow then ask again in a week or two -- I'm looking at some Milton next.

fuguru · 01-31-2008, 08:01 AM

Speaking of Indian writers, I'd personally love to see a nice copy of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda made up, in case any of you fine ebook makers are sitting on your hands. The first edition of it up at Gutenberg with the original pictures. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7452

Keep up the good work!

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01-20-2008, 07:00 AM	#137
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Take a look at the second link in vivaldi's message .

01-30-2008, 01:22 PM	#144
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Has anybody got Longfellow's "The Children's Hour" and perhaps other poems available in mobi (Kindle) format? I would think that's out of copyrite by now.

01-30-2008, 01:43 PM	#145
giedre Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 4850 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Carolina Device: Sony 500,505, Kindle, 1150	I just wanted to put in a heartfelt thank you to all those that format the ebooks so we can download and read them. Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

01-30-2008, 02:27 PM	#147
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Thank you! I looked for them -- but was having trouble spelling "gutenberg". Oh well.....

01-30-2008, 04:25 PM	#148
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I still have nightmares about plays and verse from formatting the Harvard Classics. Either is enough to drive me to Distraction (a small town in Arizona. )

01-30-2008, 06:22 PM	#149
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I'm about to upload the Longfellow collection, 'Birds of Passage', which includes 'The Children's Hour.' I hope that you enjoy it. As Wood point out, poetry is a bit time-consuming to format, but does make a pleasant change from prose. If you want some more Longfellow then ask again in a week or two -- I'm looking at some Milton next.

01-31-2008, 08:01 AM	#150
fuguru Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 22 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none yet	Speaking of Indian writers, I'd personally love to see a nice copy of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda made up, in case any of you fine ebook makers are sitting on your hands. The first edition of it up at Gutenberg with the original pictures. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7452 Keep up the good work!

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