These seem centuries old and should be already available in public domain with no copyright claims. Why woud we need them re-released under Creative Commons?
If Dept of Kannada & Culture, Govt of Karnataka provides access to readily available digitized sources, it is an important gesture and I appreciate the effort behind this. But, not sure on the copyright part.
Could you please clarify?
Thanks.
Ravi,
Program Director, Wikimedia India Chapter.