Comments on: Public Domain Works & GBS

By: eoinpurcell

eoinpurcell — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:57:26 +0000

James,

It’s damn frustrating aint it!

Eoin

By: James

James — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:44:18 +0000

Tell me about it. I’ve been trying to republish a bunch of stuff which is really old, but only translated into English in the last 50 years. As I can’t afford to fund a new translation, I’m stuck.

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Public Domain Works & GBS « Uncovered History — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:01:35 +0000

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By: eoinpurcell

eoinpurcell — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:04:54 +0000

Peter,

Thanks for the comment. It is a minefield and to an extent a fair enough one, the translator obviously deserves reward for their work.

That’s a great chart alright!

Eoin

By: peter brantley

peter brantley — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:29:25 +0000

eoin, this is a common minefield for PD works, as I am sure you know. never an easy terrain, but peter hirtle, cornell law, has an excellent overview of what is theoretically in the PD, and what is not, on year/registration basis. of course anytime someone “touches” a work through translation, insertion of a new preface, or critical commentary, a new work is almost inevitably produced.