On 10/12/11 11:39 AM, Achal Prabhala wrote: > A friend of mine in South Africa, Isabel Hofmeyr, passed on this image > of the first page of the first edition of the English translation of > Gandhi's "Hind Swaraj" - or "Indian Home Rule" in translation. (Hind > Swaraj was the blueprint for India's freedom movement). > > The book was published in South Africa in 1909, and is rarely available. > Isabel was able to see it courtesy Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, who owns a copy. > > And the copyright legend on this front page? > > It reads: "No rights reserved" > > Isabel and Uma kindly offered to donate the image to Commons, and you > can see it here: > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gandhi-Home-Rule-First-Edition-1909.jpg > > > Finally, an answer to the great copyright question that has never been > asked: "What would Gandhi do?" :) > > A copy of the 1921 G. A. Natesen printing from Madras is available on Internet Archives. It includes a new foreword.
http://www.archive.org/stream/hindswarajorindi00ganduoft#page/n3/mode/2up Is the Gujarati original available anywhere? Not that I would be able to do anything with it, but there is always a benefit to having such versions for those who would prefer alternative translations. What Gandhi would do is of no concern to a copyright troll looking to make a buck. :-) Ray _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
