I appreciate the effort, Lennart. I would like download it, but am a bit wary about the issue of ethics.
I checked up the matter and found that TW Rhys Davids passed away in 1922. So, even if he had handed the copyright to PTS, it would have lapsed. (According to established copyright laws, works by those who passed away before 1950 are now all deemed public domain.)
Then, I thought, "Who owns the online edition?" While the text is public domain, the work to produce the online edition is not. If you, Lennart, are the owner, then I suppose it's absolutely legal and ethical. If not, then, I'd like to find out the owner so that I could ask him about it.
Ven K
At 05:09 AM 17-07-02, Lennart Lopin wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>I have converted the online edition of the PED (PTS
>Pali English Dictionary) to a single PDF file (15MB,
>2588 pages)...
>
>In case the online version wont be available its quite
>useful - besides if you work a lot with the CSCD and
>find its build in dictionary limited it will be very
>convenient to search for a word in that pdf file(and
>you wont need to install any font...). You will find a
>downloadable version on my internet site:
>
>http://www.nibbanam.com/dict.htm
>
>Secondly i would like to know if anyone has ever come
>across an analysis (word statistics) of the pali canon
>vocabulary and its usage. Such methods have been
>successfully made use of to verify authorship of
>medieval literature.
>In the case of the Pali Canon it could show which
>parts most probably belong to the same author and
>which parts are influenced by others (later?) authors...
>
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