Is this legal?
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I would also say no and will alert, Moderator. (thank you...)
Doesn't look legal.
Thanks for the heads up. It's a pirated version. I'll notify the authorities.
Good work, Cranky!
It's on my job description.Good work, Cranky!
Even if the appropriation of the work wasn't illegal, the standard of formatting was certainly criminal. Just skimming showed 3-4 errors in the first dozen lines. If you really have to be a pirate, at least be a good one.
I just googled something that I can't remember because I read 'The Mist' a week or so ago and now I wish I hadn't mentioned it because the person that put that up most probably is a Stephen King fan, and didn't know if it was wrong or anything so I think he should just be informed and told to remove it and that's all. I know on that 'Project Gutenberg' you can get heaps of stuff that have gone out of copyright. I think it's sixty years, so the Mist is still copyrighted as it was published in '80.Good work, Cranky!
It's seventy years after the author's death, plus the remainder of the year of his death, in the USA as well as many other countries (full list here), including Australia (where you live) en the Netherlands (where I live). So if Mr. King were to die today, most of his work will enter the public domain on January 1st 2086. Pre-1978 works are in the USA under former regulations. Carrie will be in USA's public domain in 1974 + 95 = 2069.
I'm not sure how it works out in foreign countries, for example if Carrie enters the public domain in the Netherlands in 2069 as well or if we would have to wait until 2086 or beyond (over here it's always the life+70 years). That depends on whether the local law (in this example the Dutch law) or the law of the country of origin (USA) should be applied.
Either way there are many years to come before Mr. King's work will enter the public domain.
I'm not sure how it works out in foreign countries, for example if Carrie enters the public domain in the Netherlands in 2069 as well or if we would have to wait until 2086 or beyond (over here it's always the life+70 years). That depends on whether the local law (in this example the Dutch law) or the law of the country of origin (USA) should be applied.
Either way there are many years to come before Mr. King's work will enter the public domain.
That's all that happens--a take-down notice is served to the host of the site and compliance rarely is refused especially when it comes from the publisher. Only then would further action be taken.