This article complains specifically about not being able to copy from a book in public domain to somewhere else. If you are seriously having this problem, I rec

This article complains specifically about not being able to copy from a book in public domain to somewhere else. If you are seriously having this problem, I recommend checking out http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page They have a lot of good materials there if you are interested in older books.