Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts and (motivated)<br>opinions, the issue is more clear to now<br>(at least, I know why is it fuzzy, blurred and not clear at all).<br>Reading the answer, I guess it was worth to ask the question ;-)<br>

<br>Aubrey<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/10/27 John Vandenberg <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jayvdb@gmail.com">jayvdb@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">

And the really short version is:<br>
<br>
We believe new scans of old works do not gain a new copyright, and<br>
*we* (the public) have not signed contracts with organisations which<br>
put scans online.<br>
<br>
However, in the UK there is a fear that the law will give new scans a<br>
new copyright, so we are more cautious.<br>
<br>
--<br>
<font color="#888888">John Vandenberg<br>
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