Origins of PD texts?

corroonb · 08-09-2009, 11:58 AM

Does it matter where you get a PD text from?

Are PD texts that are sold subject to copyright laws? This is assuming they contain no unique elements like introductions or notes.

HarryT · 08-09-2009, 12:10 PM

It depends. If a non-trivial amount of formatting work has gone into a commercial publication of a PD work, for example, then in some countries at least it is subject to what's called a "typographical copyright", which lasts for 25 years from the date of publication.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It depends. If a non-trivial amount of formatting work has gone into a commercial publication of a PD work, for example, then in some countries at least it is subject to what's called a "typographical copyright", which lasts for 25 years from the date of publication.

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