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The Little Prince
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02 October 2007 at 3:47pm | IP Logged

Thanks anyway, but I actually managed to figure out that I had to tweak my Firefox download settings just after I'd posted. I was going to edit my post but you'd already replied.
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02 October 2007 at 4:29pm | IP Logged

http://www.multilingualbooks.com/littleprince.html

Here ye go. They have them by German and French dialect!

I'm very much considering buying them in various languages along with the audiobook. That way I can start up a mean collection and use it as a bridgeway between new languages, as I'll know the content inside out.
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24 February 2008 at 3:58pm | IP Logged

bacchanalian wrote:

Does anyone know where I can find a public domain copy of The Little Prince audio in English?

To the best of my knowledge, you can't. Due to never-ending copyright extensions to keep the first Disney films under copyright, post-1923 work (such as "The Little Prince") isn't public domain in many countries. "The Little Prince" is public domain in Canada and Australia, but not the United States or most of Europe, to the best of my knowledge.

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24 February 2008 at 4:24pm | IP Logged

bacchanalian wrote:

Really? What is your source stating that it is not public domain in the United States?

Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act..

First hit for '1923 copyright' when I searched...

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24 February 2008 at 4:52pm | IP Logged

bacchanalian wrote:

Volte wrote:

bacchanalian wrote:

Really? What is your source stating that it is not public domain in the
United States?

Sonny Bono Copyright Term
Extension Act..

First hit for '1923 copyright' when I searched...

In the United States, there are original works and "derivative works." I know that we recognize copyright in a
"derivative work" in copyright law. So although the original text in French might still be protected in the U.S.,
someone can make an English recording and own rights in the derivative work. So that person could choose to
make the recording available to all. Sort of like leerescuchando.com (although I have no idea if they are doing
this with permission).

However, someone can only make that derivative work with the permission of the owner of the copyright. So if
any such legally-made recording exists, I would be interested.

I was able to find something stating that the French text is still protected in the U.S., but that was all that was
mentioned.

Please do not rely on my writings as legal advice as I am not a copyright attorney.

More simply: you cannot legally create and publish a derivative work of a work under copyright without permission of the copyright holder (which can be given via a license - such as the GPL, creative commons without no-derivatives selected, etc, etc, or some other agreement). There are some exceptions, such as fair use; I believe that none apply in this particular case.

I am not a lawyer, but I have a longstanding interest in copyright and related law.

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