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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I can confirm that Jonathan's claim is
false. See<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm">http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf">http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths</a><br>
etc.<br>
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We err on the side of caution, but don't need to react to
assertions made by those without authority who cite incomplete or
false information. The Malayalam Bible is clearly in the Public
Domain, as is EVERYTHING first published before <b>1923</b>. (OK,
almost everything: the Crown Letters Patent pertaining to the King
James Version of the Holy Bible and the Book of Common Prayer in
the UK don't expire, but that isn't a real copyright, and has no
effect in the USA, unless you are trying to export printed books
to the UK.) In the USA, some works published as late as 1 March <b>1989</b>
can be in the Public Domain if they were not properly marked with
a copyright notice and not registered.<br>
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Copyright expiration is very complicated due to changes in law
over time, the conditions of each of the laws, the variation in
copyright law between countries, and the international treaties
that exist in most, but not all, countries. One of the more
difficult items in copyright law is the way that it often ties
copyright term to the lifetime of the (last surviving) author(s),
unless the copyright owner is a corporation. That means that
sometimes it is necessary to research when the author(s) died to
determine the copyright expiration date.<br>
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Changes in copyright law in the USA and through treaties also many
other nations have effectively paused the steady march of
copyrighted works into the Public Domain until the end of 2018. At
that time, all copyrights that have not already expired for
copyrighted works first published in 1924 will expire. At the end
of 2019, all remaining copyrights for works first published in
1925 will expire. That is, unless congress annoys us by changing
the law again.<br>
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If you want competent legal advice, you can hire a lawyer who is
an expert in intellectual property law. If you don't want to pay
for that, at least read what is available from reputable and
authoritative sources online, such as <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.copyright.gov">http://www.copyright.gov</a>.<br>
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On 01/22/2016 04:41 AM, Baiju M wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:47 PM, jonathon <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jonathon.blake@gmail.com"><jonathon.blake@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On 22/01/2016 10:57, Baiju M wrote:
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<pre wrap="">What kind of proof will be required? Do we need complete scan available in public?
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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.
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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
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