Re: CPED

Dear Eisel,
> The general, international rule governing copyright is to count 75
> years after the author's death; there are a few special exceptions to
> this (e.g., Mickey Mouse is still copyrighted because the U.S. house
> of congress passed a law to protect "him" from the public domain) but
> the general rule will apply (e.g.) to the 1st edition of the PTS
> dictionary.  Indian publishers have already re-printed the 1st PTS
> dictionary as public domain; however, corrected or revised editions
> will have their own copyrights with their own dates of lapsing.
>  

Here in SL it seems to be 50 years, but I will inquire more. In Burma it
seems that there is no copyright law at all.
> The simplest way for a text to become public domain is by the express
> wish of its author; this was the case with the Cambodian textbook I
> put on the internet a few years ago --and apparently it is the case
> with Buddhadhatta's dictionaries (although I do not see any such
> notice in the printed text...).
>  
I am doing some more research on the Buddhadatta dictionary. I am sure
that he himself would not have had any objections.


I might have found someone in England who can sponsor the republication
of Duroiselle's grammar by the BPS.

NT