Bookish Topic Tuesday – Copyright  Bookish Topic Tuesday
Copyright of books is a really big bookish topic! And it is
probably too complex for one post, even a whole number of posts.
It’s different in every country around the world, so that makes
it even harder to understand! You’d probably need a
comprehensive law degree and speciality in Copyright Law to
understand the exact nature of copyright, and what is and what
isn’t ‘fair use’, and I think right now, that’s a very important
question that needs to be clearly defined. And what about
International Copyright, how does the presence of country
borders impact on copyright law? Can I post Jane Austen’s Pride
and Prejudice on this blog, and if it were still under copyright
(somewhere, but I don’t believe it is) in a different country,
would they be breaking the law, or would I for having it. And
does it matter that I’m in Australia, where it is in the public
domain, or is more about where the site is hosted, which is
presumably America where WordPress is loca