----- Original Message ----- From Tony Baechler <tb@baechler.net> Date Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:22:46 -0800 To Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion <gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org Subject Re: [gutvol-d] Sweat of brow

Hi. sorry to nitpick here, and I admit this is out of my league, but wouldn't a plain text edition remove any and all fonts or typography anyway?

There are still line lengths and possibly some editorial decisions that have been made along the way. It's a remote chance, but there may be room in the legal fine print for PD texts that would disclaim or renounce the copyright that may subsist in the e-text, where, and to the extent that such a copyright is recognized in national copyright law, and where, and to the extent that such a disclaimer or renunciation would be recognized by national law. There is no express provision in Canadian law for a disclaim of copyright, but there is some case law that says that such a disclaimer would estop any subsequent claim for infringement.