On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 12:43:00AM -0800, Tony Baechler wrote:
My reasons are 3 and 4 below. I'm blind so I'm very interested in electronic books. I read them almost exclusively. However, as much as I like PG, I get tired of only reading pre-1923 books so I look elsewhere. I am very greatful to the people who are getting 1950's science fiction cleared. I assume this falls under rule 6? I'm greatful, those books aren't generally available except from PG.
Yes, the Sci Fi from 1923-1963 falls under our Rule 6. The new HOWTO is under testing, at http://copy.pglaf.org . Thanks to Greg Weeks for being one of the pioneers with Rule 6! There at least 1 million books published from 1923-1963 that were not renewed, and are therefore public domain in the US. This is a huge number, and I hope PG can make a dent in it. However, the risk of erroneously claiming public domain on a copyrighted item is higher, so we're trying to start cautiously. -- Greg