Bhante,

Re: the old PTS dictionary:

> By the way, the group might be interested to know this. In response
> to a request from Ven Analayo, i contacted the PTS regarding
> electronic versions of the PTS dictionary (Rhys Davids/Stede). There
> are various digital versions, and questions were raised regarding the
> copyright status. The PTS informed me that a digital version was made
> avilable for the Uni of Chicago website, but only for this, and all
> other digital versions are in infringement of copyright. They said
> the dic would enter the public domain on the 70th anniversary of
> Stede's death, that is (if i remember rightly) 2028.

This depends entirely on (1) what country you're in, and (2) what edition of
the book you're using. In Australia, for example, the book became part of
the public domain 50 years after publishing (of any given edition),
irrespective of the year of the author's demise.

E.M.


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