Re: [Hornlist] Copyright Law, Myth, Opinion, and the Public Domain

Be careful. Bo's post is correct right up until the end. A publisher's edition of an old work may still be protected by copyright law to some extent--even though the original work is in the public domain. If the publisher added any creative elements to the work (anything from explanatory not

[Hornlist] Copyright Law, Myth, Opinion, and the Public Domain

And, as Kopprasch is published by a certain company, it is still under copyright as long as this particular company exists, e.g. Breitkopf & Haertel published (and edited) pieces before 1800. These pieces are still sold by the same company. So they are under copyright protection, no matter the aut