I purchased an ebook that I'm 100% sure is in the public domain (published in 70's, no copyright notice or copyright reg with us office).
However, the company I bought the ebook from has this in their terms and agreements that I had to agree to before checking out:
"all content included on this site, such as ... digital downloads ... is the property of [company]".
To clarify the website that I purchased the book from is the same company that originally published/ wrote the book.
So, my question: While this document is in the public domain, can I legally redistribute it, or due to the terms and agreements can I not?
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button below the tags and add an explanation of why you think that a book written in the 1970's would no longer be copyrighted. Perhaps then we can understand your logic. It would also help if you'd tell us what book it is that you're talking about, and who the ebook publisher is. Thanks.