8 Sep
2005
8 Sep
'05
1:02 p.m.
Andrew Sly wrote:
My recollection from the last time this was mentioned is that PG has had a few authors causually mention ideas like this over the years, but no one has actually gone ahead with it yet. I gather it would require some formal written statement, legally relinquishing copyright at a certain date, or under certain conditions (perhaps such as being out of print for a certain number of years.) I could understand most authors being reluctant to do that.
They don't have to do that. They merely have to license PG with perpetual, non-exclusive, world-wide rights to distribute the book on a royalty-free basis. See the FAQ, question V.71. http://www.gutenberg.org/faq/V-71 -- RS