Re: Dracula

From: Timothy Arnold-Moore <tja[_at_]mds.rmit.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 18:07:44 +1000

Dan L. Burk <burkdanl[_at_]shu.edu> wrote:
>
> On 7/16/98, Thomas Workman <tworkman[_at_]erols.com> wrote:
> >
> > The registration record for one of the TX registrations is shown
> > below. It would indicate that the material being claimed for
> > copyright include additional text and pictures which were added. As
> > I read the record, they are not claiming the original text of the
> > novel (nor could they). If you made printing plates and reproduced
> > this edition of Dracula, you would be violating this registered
> > copyright.
>
> However, if you scanned this edition, stripped out any original
> picutres or text, and used the file to print your own edition, you
> wouldn't be.

Wouldn't the scan be an infringing copy?

Presumably if you have something from which to have to strip out original pictures or text, the pre-stripped version infringes.

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