[sword-devel] Hosting non-US public domain modules

[Peter Von Kaehne]

My understanding is that the original publishing country is the lead - if something is published in India and it is now PD there then it should be PD everywhere else. But I am no lawyer.

We are publishing Japanese modules from a similar time frame as they are now PD in Japan. 

Peter



> Gesendet: Freitag, 22. Januar 2016 um 10:57 Uhr
> Von: "Baiju M" <baiju.m.mail at gmail.com>
> An: "SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum" <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> Betreff: [sword-devel] Hosting non-US public domain modules
>
> Hi,
> 
> Some of my friends are working on proofreading few Indian language
> Bibles which are copyright expired in India - published before 1955
> (more than 60 years). Can Crosswire host these modules in the main
> repository?
> 
> What kind of proof will be required? Do we need complete scan
> available in public?
> 
> BTW, for Malayalam - we got the 1910 scan available in public.  But
> some of these other language Bibles are published between 1940 and
> 1955.
> 
> Regards,
> Baiju M
> 
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