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Re: Instructions in the Vishnu purana
gmadras@pinto.engr.ucdavis.edu (Giri) wrote:
>Since the articles are verbatim from this book without attribution, you are
>liable to be sued by the publishers. Even if you cite, make sure you had
>substantial comment to it in recognition of "fair use". My friend, who put
>some articles from religious books on the WWW without permission was sued
>by the publisher, even though he cited the publisher, author etc. because
>it still violated "fair use".
I think the book was published around 1850 or so, in which case the copyright
must have expired. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can
renew copyrights only for 100 years or so.
Ramakrishnanan.
--
Salvation is the realisation of one's true self and the resulting bliss.
Shiva Purana I.13.66
http://yake.ecn.purdue.edu/~rbalasub/
