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Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: April 16th, 2021, 6:25 pm
by philchenevert
I have a question about the play
Saint Joan by G.B.Shaw. It is not on Gutenberg but is on Australian Gutenberg
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200811h.html. It was published in 1924 so it 'should' be ok to record but I've learned caution in my old age and just want to know if there is a reason why it would not be acceptable for us. I plan to do it solo if it is OK because I think it is his best play. Thanks.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: April 16th, 2021, 7:15 pm
by prosfilaes
The Australian Gutenberg can be problematic;
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001373875 is a HathiTrust scan. It should be out of copyright around the world, as George Bernard Shaw died in 1950.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: April 17th, 2021, 1:18 pm
by mightyfelix
This source will work. The copyright of 1924 is clearly printed in Roman numerals.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: April 17th, 2021, 3:19 pm
by philchenevert
mightyfelix wrote: ↑April 17th, 2021, 1:18 pm
This source will work. The copyright of 1924 is clearly printed in Roman numerals.
Thanks. Now I just need to find some extra time......
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: April 19th, 2021, 2:13 pm
by Jud3
Hi all,
What about the 19th century The Way of the Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way? Copyright extended and thus not in the public domain?
J.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: April 19th, 2021, 2:41 pm
by TriciaG
Jud3 wrote: ↑April 19th, 2021, 2:13 pm
Hi all,
What about the 19th century The Way of the Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way? Copyright extended and thus not in the public domain?
J.
Works published in 1925 or earlier are automatically public domain in the USA, even if the copyright was extended in the 1940s and 1950s. Just be sure to find an edition of the text that is back then; one published in, say 1960, may have been edited and therefore gets a new copyright.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: June 22nd, 2021, 5:09 am
by Danhorse
I am wondering why Chymocles has not done any more of the Barsoom books... I cannot seem to message anyone so have not been able to ask him.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: June 22nd, 2021, 6:41 am
by Availle
Hi there and welcome to LV!
I had to look up what you mean
and it seems that the books we don't have in our catalog yet are still copyrighted. Wikipedia has a list on here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsoom
and according to US copyright, which extends until 95 years after publication (*), the next one in the series will become public domain and thus recordable for LibriVox in 2 years.
Hope this helps, and hopefully, Tom will be around in 2023 to read the next book on the list!
(*) There are exceptions to this rule, but they are far and in between and relatively difficult to establish for sure.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: June 23rd, 2021, 5:10 am
by Danhorse
Availle wrote: ↑June 22nd, 2021, 6:41 am
Hi there and welcome to LV!
I had to look up what you mean
and it seems that the books we don't have in our catalog yet are still copyrighted. Wikipedia has a list on here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsoom
and according to US copyright, which extends until 95 years after publication (*), the next one in the series will become public domain and thus recordable for LibriVox in 2 years.
Hope this helps, and hopefully, Tom will be around in 2023 to read the next book on the list!
(*) There are exceptions to this rule, but they are far and in between and relatively difficult to establish for sure.
Thank you so much for your reply
I love how Tom reads these books and am chaffing at the bit for me lol. 2 years isnt so long.
PS, I cannot seem to pm anyone..
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: June 23rd, 2021, 4:42 pm
by mightyfelix
Danhorse wrote: ↑June 23rd, 2021, 5:10 am
PS, I cannot seem to pm anyone..
It's because you have not posted much. It's a security feature, to prevent someone from creating a fake account and spamming folks. You will get that ability after a bit more activity in the forum.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: August 13th, 2021, 1:42 pm
by loon
I assume this book is not LibriVox recordable because it's a new translation - but it is available through Gutenberg via some sort of special arrangement:
"Bambi" by Felix Salten translated by David Wyllie
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63849
If an admin thinks this can be a LibriVox book I'd love to hear about it.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: August 13th, 2021, 1:55 pm
by TriciaG
loon wrote: ↑August 13th, 2021, 1:42 pm
I assume this book is not LibriVox recordable because it's a new translation - but it is available through Gutenberg via some sort of special arrangement:
"Bambi" by Felix Salten translated by David Wyllie
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63849
If an admin thinks this can be a LibriVox book I'd love to hear about it.
Not all books at PG are PD. if you scroll down on that page, you'll see this:
Copyright Status Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details.
So no, not do-able here.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: August 14th, 2021, 2:06 am
by Peter Why
It looks as if a translation will become available to us in a few years:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=83995
... though I've not made a search, myself.
Peter
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: August 16th, 2021, 4:36 am
by prosfilaes
HathiTrust says 1929, and hopefully that copy will be available in 2025, when it goes PD.
Re: Some Books that Aren't in the Public Domain (and why)
Posted: March 3rd, 2022, 7:07 am
by czandra
Annie Besant died in 1933. That means I cannot record her books, even though I live in Canada?
Rudolph Steiner - for some reason IA doesn't seem to have his books in PD translations?
Czandra