02-25-2014, 01:49 AM | #1 |
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Copyright laws to be followed?
Hi,
From gleaning around the forum, I have figured out certain things. But would really appreciate the clarifications.
Thanks in advance for the help. Regards Jaya |
02-25-2014, 02:20 AM | #2 |
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You are only allowed to upload books that comply with the Swiss copyright law. This means more or less that the author (and translater and cover-designer ..., if there is one) must be dead 70 years or longer, or put it otherwise, must have died in 1943 or before.
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@jayajha I'm pretty sure the answer is #3. Although if you follow #2 no one will ever know. |
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02-25-2014, 02:35 AM | #4 |
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You are right, the server is in Canada. But the owner of this forum, Alexander Turcic, lives in Switzerland, and this is the law that is now to observe. I assume that there have been some legal hassles "behind the door".
The change from Canadian to Swiss copyright came in the beginning of 2013. Last edited by Billi; 02-25-2014 at 02:40 AM. |
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02-25-2014, 02:47 AM | #6 |
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The wiki contains the former regulations. Now it is strictly "70+" whereever the uploader lives.
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Correct. Life+70 only.
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Thanks folks. Life+70, it will be, then. In India, where I live, it is Life+60. So, I would be safe either way.
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Don't feel bad about this subject. There are attorneys that do nothing but make their living trying to figure this out, especially in the US. Here it is more restrictive than anyplace else, except for books published before 1923, except where the copyright was not renewed, except where the author is foreign and it is covered by the Berne Convention.............
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In the April book club thread, there's mention of a change:
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And if so, does it mean that all books have to follow both US and Swiss laws, so the end result is the worst from both worlds? |
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No, that was an error. The MobileRead library is moving to strictly life+70.
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