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

[Baiju M]

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:47 PM, jonathon <jonathon.blake at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 22/01/2016 10:57, Baiju M wrote:
>
>> What kind of proof will be required? Do we need complete scan available in public?
>
> US Case Law implies that works first published in a language other
> than English, and first published outside of the United States, and
> first published after 1909, are under copyright within the United
> States. Furthermore, copyright status in the country in which the work
> was originally published does not appear to be a relevant factor.

If this is correct, we may need to take down the Malayalam bible from
the Crosswire server. The Malayalam bible was published in 1910. So,
can anyone please confirm on this?

Regards,
Baiju M