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This article would benefit from a section on the status of copyright in this book. As this book was first published in 1908, prior to the Berne Convention, it would at first sight seem to be in the Public domain. However, Project Gutenberg does not list this book, and I suspect that another part of copyright law is preventing it from entering the public domain (recency of death of the author? Perpetual copyright of the scouting movement?). Please can someone add a brief note to the article, clarifying the copyright status of "Scouting for Boys"? Andrew Oakley 10:33, 11 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent recommendation: the copyright status is indeed an interesting issue, as I understand the rights were waived by B-P in the case of the BSA, and nothing to speak of in the case of the UK where most profit went to the publisher anyhow. And that for a book that has sold hundreds of millions of copies.... I'll work on a section regarding this. Wim van Dorst (Talk) 23:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC).[reply]

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 ==Copyright Status==
 This article would benefit from a section on the status of copyright in this book. As this book was first published in 1908, prior to the [[Berne Convention]], it would at first sight seem to be in the [[Public domain]]. However, [[Project Gutenberg]] does not list this book, and I suspect that another part of copyright law is preventing it from entering the public domain (recency of death of the author? [[Perpetual copyright]] of the scouting movement?). Please can someone add a brief note to the article, clarifying the copyright status of "Scouting for Boys"? [[User:Evilandi|Andrew Oakley]] 10:33, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
+*Excellent recommendation: the copyright status is indeed an interesting issue, as I understand the rights were waived by B-P in the case of the BSA, and nothing to speak of in the case of the UK where most profit went to the publisher anyhow. And that for a book that has sold hundreds of millions of copies.... I'll work on a section regarding this. <span style="color:#B03060;"><i>[[User:Wimvandorst|Wim van Dorst'']] ([[user talk:Wimvandorst|''Talk'']])</i></span> 23:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC).