According to JMB99 <mb@nospam.net>:
On 22/02/2026 10:30, Roland Perry wrote:
That's right. The philosophy is that taxpayers have already paid for the >>> production of the material, and therefore deserve to be able to get a
copy free-of-any_extra-charge.
But as I pointed out, the files are often printed out cheaply and sold.
They are theoretically only free of copyright in the USA.
They're selling the physical book. If the material's in the public
domain, you can copy it.
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:
According to JMB99 <mb@nospam.net>:
On 22/02/2026 10:30, Roland Perry wrote:
That's right. The philosophy is that taxpayers have already paid for the >>>> production of the material, and therefore deserve to be able to get a
copy free-of-any_extra-charge.
But as I pointed out, the files are often printed out cheaply and sold.
They are theoretically only free of copyright in the USA.
They're selling the physical book. If the material's in the public
domain, you can copy it.
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for
centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
Only sort-of - some translations are public domain due to having been published long ago, others (or at least one other) is specifically
copyright free. More recent translations are still in copyright, though
many have quite liberal usage conditions attached.
On 23/02/2026 15:13, Sam Wilson wrote:
John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:
According to JMB99 <mb@nospam.net>:
On 22/02/2026 10:30, Roland Perry wrote:
That's right. The philosophy is that taxpayers have already paid for the >>>>> production of the material, and therefore deserve to be able to get a >>>>> copy free-of-any_extra-charge.
But as I pointed out, the files are often printed out cheaply and sold. >>>> They are theoretically only free of copyright in the USA.
They're selling the physical book. If the material's in the public
domain, you can copy it.
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for
centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
Only sort-of - some translations are public domain due to having been
published long ago, others (or at least one other) is specifically
copyright free. More recent translations are still in copyright, though
many have quite liberal usage conditions attached.
Bibles are special in that they are often produced by people keen to
spread the word rather than make money.
In a way they're more marketing--- Synchronet 3.21b-Linux NewsLink 1.2
than content, and few advertisers object to their copy being duplicated.
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
On 23/02/2026 01:56, John Levine wrote:
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for
centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
That's a bad example, as most people want a collated, edited and
translated version, and the KJV has its own rules giving the rights to
the King's printer and two university presses (and something in Scotland).
On 23/02/2026 18:21, Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 23/02/2026 01:56, John Levine wrote:
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for
centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
That's a bad example, as most people want a collated, edited and
translated version, and the KJV has its own rules giving the rights to
the King's printer and two university presses (and something in Scotland). >>
Which begs the question, come the second coming, will the original
authors reclaim their copyright?
On 23/02/2026 18:21, Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 23/02/2026 01:56, John Levine wrote:
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for
centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
That's a bad example, as most people want a collated, edited and
translated version, and the KJV has its own rules giving the rights to
the King's printer and two university presses (and something in
Scotland).
Which begs the question, come the second coming, will the original
authors reclaim their copyright?
On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:04:51 +0000, Graeme Wall
<rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
On 23/02/2026 18:21, Arthur Figgis wrote:"Authors" being several not the one deity wrongly claimed (and thus
On 23/02/2026 01:56, John Levine wrote:
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for >>>> centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
That's a bad example, as most people want a collated, edited and
translated version, and the KJV has its own rules giving the rights to
the King's printer and two university presses (and something in Scotland). >>>
Which begs the question, come the second coming, will the original
authors reclaim their copyright?
blamed for the errors) by many.
<Herbert>
Cue argument on effect of resurrection upon something decided by date
of death ? How does it affect material still in copyright ?
</Herbert>
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
On 23/02/2026 19:04, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 23/02/2026 18:21, Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 23/02/2026 01:56, John Levine wrote:
There's this book called the Bible that's been in the public domain for >>>> centuries, but publishers still make good money printing and selling
paper copies.
That's a bad example, as most people want a collated, edited and
translated version, and the KJV has its own rules giving the rights to
the King's printer and two university presses (and something in
Scotland).
Which begs the question, come the second coming, will the original
authors reclaim their copyright?
The legislators failed to clarify whether they meant 70 years after the author's first or last death.
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