Hello all!
Posted: Sat 5. Oct 2019, 16:36
Hi all,
Rob Marland here, over from Librivox. Right now I live in Switzerland but I’m from the UK.
There are a few things I would like to record here. As I am a Wilde fan, the top of my list is the full text of De Profundis. Only the abridged 1912 version is available on LV.
The unabridged manuscript is available at the British Library and marked as PD https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/manu ... scar-wilde
However, before I get started, I think I need to clarify what is acceptable for Legamus. That is, on LV it is very clear: the unabridged De Profundis is not PD in the USA until 2057, so it can’t be read for them. The unabridged De Profundis is PD in the UK, Germany, Ireland, and probably in other European countries too, but it isn’t a clear “death +70” situation.
Relevant Wikipedia section: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Prof ... #Copyright
So I am wondering what the relevant criteria are for Legamus. Does it matter under which country Legamus is registered and where the forum/files are hosted?
I fully appreciate that this might be too complicated. I thought I would check in, though, because the idea of waiting til 2057 isn’t especially appealing!
I fully appreciate that this might be too complicated
Rob Marland here, over from Librivox. Right now I live in Switzerland but I’m from the UK.
There are a few things I would like to record here. As I am a Wilde fan, the top of my list is the full text of De Profundis. Only the abridged 1912 version is available on LV.
The unabridged manuscript is available at the British Library and marked as PD https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/manu ... scar-wilde
However, before I get started, I think I need to clarify what is acceptable for Legamus. That is, on LV it is very clear: the unabridged De Profundis is not PD in the USA until 2057, so it can’t be read for them. The unabridged De Profundis is PD in the UK, Germany, Ireland, and probably in other European countries too, but it isn’t a clear “death +70” situation.
Relevant Wikipedia section: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Prof ... #Copyright
So I am wondering what the relevant criteria are for Legamus. Does it matter under which country Legamus is registered and where the forum/files are hosted?
I fully appreciate that this might be too complicated. I thought I would check in, though, because the idea of waiting til 2057 isn’t especially appealing!
I fully appreciate that this might be too complicated