Please report any possible copyright violations

HarryT · 06-16-2007, 01:05 PM

If you think that any book that's posted here is in violation of copyright law, please report it by sending an e-mail to abuse@mobileread.com and we will investigate and take any necessary action.

Please note that copyright laws differ all over the world, and that a book which is still under copyright in one country may very well be in the public domain, and hence legally downloadable, in another country. Before downloading a book, please check whether or not it is legal for you to do so, based on the copyright laws of your own country.

Thank you for your cooperation in this.

RWood · 06-16-2007, 07:43 PM

It should also be noted that sometimes the original book is out of copyright but not a specific translation of that book. This is true for some of the texts used in the Harvard Classics series. Thankfully, all of the translations used there are in the public domain.

Likewise, even if a book is completely out of copyright but is electronically published by a company, they still have the rights to that presentation of the book and it cannot be posted to MobileRead without the permission of the company. We could of course go to Project Gutenberg (as an example), get the same text, convert it to a form for upload at MobileRead, and then upload it to MobileRead without permission from the company that published the other version of the public domain text.

svakanda · 02-28-2009, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Please note that copyright laws differ all over the world, and that a book which is still under copyright in one country may very well be in the public domain, and hence legally downloadable, in another country. Before downloading a book, please check whether or not it is legal for you to do so, based on the copyright laws of your own country.

how exactly does this work? it's the country that the downloader is in, not the country that the file is shareD?

ddiblasi · 03-01-2009, 09:56 PM

I think Authors Guild has a lot to say on this subject and they will certainly take it to court. In fact, they're already taking issue with Kindle's audio reader, as they view it as the equivalent of audio rights to a print novel, as do I.

Patricia · 03-01-2009, 11:10 PM

MobileRead book uploads comply with Canadian copyright law.
Our policy is here:
https://www.mobileread.com/copyright.html

It is the downloader's responsibility to check that the book is out of copyright in his/her country.

JSWolf · 03-01-2009, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

MobileRead book uploads comply with Canadian copyright law.
Our policy is here:
https://www.mobileread.com/copyright.html

It is the downloader's responsibility to check that the book is out of copyright in his/her country.

And MR complies with US copyright law for books that are out of copyright in the US but still in copyright for Canada.

HarryT · 03-02-2009, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svakanda

how exactly does this work? it's the country that the downloader is in, not the country that the file is shareD?

All the books we have are held legally on our servers. You must determine whether or not a specific book is in the public domain in your country before downloading it.

Dragoro · 03-13-2009, 02:33 PM

I dont know if it was because of a copyright violation, but feedbooks.com took down thier stuff by Homer.

HarryT · 03-13-2009, 03:11 PM

All of our Homer translations are definitely in the public domain.

Pulpmeister · 09-15-2020, 10:41 PM

Not a report, but a question: Past Masters Nine was moved offline due to no doubt copyright violation, but which story? I've rechecked, and as far as I can see, all authors are in the L+70 PD. Unless of course a source I used for dates has an error.

Bodkin 1933
O'Brien 1944
Oppenheim 1946
Davis 1916
Hill 1927
Zangwill 1926
Bindloss 1945
Atkins 1927
Connell 1949
Hilton 1937

06-16-2007, 01:05 PM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Please report any possible copyright violations If you think that any book that's posted here is in violation of copyright law, please report it by sending an e-mail to abuse@mobileread.com and we will investigate and take any necessary action. Please note that copyright laws differ all over the world, and that a book which is still under copyright in one country may very well be in the public domain, and hence legally downloadable, in another country. Before downloading a book, please check whether or not it is legal for you to do so, based on the copyright laws of your own country. Thank you for your cooperation in this.

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RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	It should also be noted that sometimes the original book is out of copyright but not a specific translation of that book. This is true for some of the texts used in the Harvard Classics series. Thankfully, all of the translations used there are in the public domain. Likewise, even if a book is completely out of copyright but is electronically published by a company, they still have the rights to that presentation of the book and it cannot be posted to MobileRead without the permission of the company. We could of course go to Project Gutenberg (as an example), get the same text, convert it to a form for upload at MobileRead, and then upload it to MobileRead without permission from the company that published the other version of the public domain text.

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ddiblasi Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle	I think Authors Guild has a lot to say on this subject and they will certainly take it to court. In fact, they're already taking issue with Kindle's audio reader, as they view it as the equivalent of audio rights to a print novel, as do I.

03-01-2009, 11:10 PM	#5
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	MobileRead book uploads comply with Canadian copyright law. Our policy is here: https://www.mobileread.com/copyright.html It is the downloader's responsibility to check that the book is out of copyright in his/her country.

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Dragoro Lovecraft Fan Posts: 414 Karma: 539914 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Kindle Touch	I dont know if it was because of a copyright violation, but feedbooks.com took down thier stuff by Homer.

03-13-2009, 03:11 PM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	All of our Homer translations are definitely in the public domain.

09-15-2020, 10:41 PM	#10
Pulpmeister Wizard Posts: 2,630 Karma: 29138616 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle	Not a report, but a question: Past Masters Nine was moved offline due to no doubt copyright violation, but which story? I've rechecked, and as far as I can see, all authors are in the L+70 PD. Unless of course a source I used for dates has an error. Bodkin 1933 O'Brien 1944 Oppenheim 1946 Davis 1916 Hill 1927 Zangwill 1926 Bindloss 1945 Atkins 1927 Connell 1949 Hilton 1937