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For anyone publishing or reusing older books who wants to know how Project Gutenberg clears an item for its collection. It gives a rule-by-rule table of what the help page states and quotes the page's scope notice. It is a documentary summary of one page as captured, not legal advice.
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What Project Gutenberg's Copyright How-To says about its own clearance rules (U.S. law only, captured 2026-11-05)
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For anyone publishing or reusing older books who wants to know how Project Gutenberg clears an item for its collection. It gives a rule-by-rule table of what the help page states and quotes the page's scope notice. It is a documentary summary of one page as captured, not legal advice.
Useful starting points
- The page says its clearance research is only for Project Gutenberg and only under U.S. law, so do not treat its rules as a clearance for your own project.
- The page says each edition may have its own copyright period and every translation is restricted independently, so check the exact edition you will use.
- The page's own dates, such as 'As of 2026', are its own and the page changes, so recheck it before relying on a rule.
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