I just found "Catcher in the Rye" text

[Sitaram]

I was quite surprised just now while searching for something on Salinger, to stumble across the complete text of "Catcher in the Rye".

I quickly saved a copy for myself, simply to have the ability to string search and cut and paste passages.

I also found, a while back, the complete text of "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie.

One trick is to get a unique sentence from a novel, and then search on it in a search engine.

 

[sirmyk]

Is this even legal, or is Catcher up for grabs?

 

[Mari]

Is this even legal?

No. Period.

 

[chewlianchillz]

free? somebody posted for fun or for their own reference?

 

[Wabbit]

Sorry Sitaram I had to delete your link!

Thanks for the link. I know it was posted with the best intentions, but "Catcher in the Rye" is still a copyrighted work. It's illegal to link to it or download it. Please do not post any more links of works still in copyright.

Thanks you!

 

[Sitaram]

Sorry Sitaram I had to delete your link!

Thanks for the link. I know it was posted with the best intentions, but "Catcher in the Rye" is still a copyrighted work. It's illegal to link to it or download it. Please do not post any more links of works still in copyright.

Thanks you!

Apologies. I certainly understand the reason for deleting the link. I shall not intentionally post such a questionable link again without first inquiring. I was curious as to what the forum policy might be, but felt if I posted, I would soon find out (and I did.)

 

[Wabbit]

Well, it's not so much forum policy as a question of the law You could theoretically face a fine of up to ( i believe ) $10,000 for posting such a link.

Anyway, you didn't know. If you have any links that you are unsure about and want to post in a future. Send a PM to one of the moderators ( or myself ) and we will check it out for you first for you

 

[Zolipara]

Well, it's not so much forum policy as a question of the law You could theoretically face a fine of up to ( i believe ) $10,000 for posting such a link.

As long as you dont host the file yourself its not illegal. You can place a link to a file someone else is hosting. The host can get in trouble for it, but not the one that just links to it. At least thats the way it is over here.

 

[Wabbit]

I'm not sure that's right.

A lot of new stuff in the DMCA covers this sort of thing. You get a lot of dodgy WARZ sites claiming things like: "We don't host the files" or "Delete them after 24 hours" and it's a lot of crap. You will still get in trouble for it.

This is what is happening to Bit Torrent sites. Their claim is "we don't host the files. We simply link to them" but they are still getting taken to court for copyright infringement.

 

[Sitaram]

Is there a search engine?

Just out of curiosity, is there a search engine for what is protected, and what is just coming into public domain, analogous to whoisit for domains? If indeed there is such a thing for fiction as entering public domain. Obviously, certain medications enter public domain after a certain number of years. I know that Disney has fought to extend the protection of its copyrights/trademarks.


I wonder if owning a legal copy of a book like "Catcher in the Rye" entitles you to have a text copy on your hard drive?

I suppose if you purchase a PDF version, then you are covered.

 

[Irene Wilde]

Sitaram,

I believe you also visit the Literature Networks, which includes full text of books that have reached public domain (it's something like 50 years after publication or after the the writer's death -- I can't recall now, I stopped studying things like that a long time ago), so I would direct you there. I know the admin there keeps track of what books are approaching availability, so he might be able to share that resource with you.

 

[Stewart]

70 years.

 

[Ice]

70 years.

Even though the copyright expires after 70 years, it depends on whether the author is known or unknown. If the author is known, then the copyright expires 70 years after their death. If the author is unknown, then the copyright expires 70 years after the work was created, or if the work is then released into the public domain, the copyright expires 70 years after it was first released.