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The copyright on this is still valid, and will be until 2049, as I understand it. No, it won't induce Isaac Asimov to write any more books. He died in 1992. I
by dsr_ 10y ago
The copyright on this is still valid, and will be until 2049, as I understand it.
No, it won't induce Isaac Asimov to write any more books. He died in 1992.
It's still copyright violation. Now you know.
- empath75 10y ago> The copyright on this is still valid, and will be until 2049, as I understand it. As if disney will ever allow copyrights to expire again.
- wyldfire 10y agoIt's not infringement if it's licensed or fair use. The latter seems arguable.
- Freak_NL 10y agoLegally correct I suppose, but do you have any moral qualms reading a short story written by someone who died a quarter century ago? Interestingly enough, Project Gutenberg did deem one of Asimov's stories out of copyright: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31547/pg31547.txt https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/31547/pg31547.txt Apparently its copyright was never renewed.
- dsr_ 10y agoMe? I own paper copies of nearly every SF book and short story Asimov wrote, including this one. I'm not concerned for me.
- arca_vorago 10y agoI don't see any ads on this page, and it seems to be intended for nonprofit educational uses, that combined with the fact that a quick search doesn't reveal a traditional modern publication of the book, would create favorable conditions for arguing fair use applies in this case.