Hi all, just a general observation: browsing the itunes store for audiobooks, i find librivox recordings on sale for 99c, i wonder how this works? who's intellectual property is a librivox recording, since it's in the public domain... does this mean anyone can publish and distribute it? what about the narrator - can a "publisher" put a recording on itunes or audible without the narrator's consent?
Any comments or clarification would be most appreciated, cheers.
Librivox recordings "to buy" on itunes
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DavidSweeneyBear wrote: ↑May 8th, 2019, 5:52 am does this mean anyone can publish and distribute it?
Yes, and yes. If you use the search with "audible" you might find some threads about this topic. We release our recordings into public domain which means, everyone can legally alter them, sell them, distribute them for free etc.DavidSweeneyBear wrote: ↑May 8th, 2019, 5:52 am can a "publisher" put a recording on itunes or audible without the narrator's consent?
Although some readers feel it morally questionable to sell PD recordings (sometimes even under a different name!) there is about nothing we can do except telling people that they get this recording for free at LibriVox.
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Thanks Monika... i see! Whilst I wouldn't personally pay for a public domain work available elsewhere for free maybe some people do!
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I am not sure this is correct. I have downloaded and installed apps on an iPhone that were free of charge.
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- reality prompts me to scale down my reading, sorry to say
to PLers: do correct my pronunciation please
The apps from the ODNI are certainly free of charge. (Wink.)
My LibriVox: https://librivox.org/sections/readers/13278