Conslaw
Senior Airman
As an official government document, the actual text should be in the public domain. The publisher of the print version can copyright unique content added to the print edition.
1944 Joint Fighter Conference
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GregP
Major
Yes, but you still have to pay the people who actually print and bind it ...
Conslaw
Senior Airman
No argument on that point.
33k in the air
Staff Sergeant
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At least until it becomes officially digitized and made available online through the appropriate historical archive/website.
An unofficial copy has become available two years ago, which I just discovered today. Seems that you guys underestimate the scale of book piracy.
Agree 100% His writing style is very nice.
drgondog
Major
I don't - a Russia based website pirated a pdf copy of Bastard Stepchild in 2021 and offered free download. Osprey (theoretically) shut the distribution down with stern words but I doubt anythig came of them.
In 2020.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The book was first published about two years ago (late summer 2020).
As crafty as the Russians are, I don't think they're that fast...
33k in the air
Staff Sergeant
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- Jan 31, 2021
Well, yes, sailing the high seas is always an option, albeit one fraught with ethical and security issues.
drgondog
Major
Conceivably, they could have swiped the .pdf in 2020 when it was sent to India to produce. That said, do you know specifically that it was 'available' in 2020?
I just looked at the posting date - it was in November, 2020. The pdf is not a scanned copy - it is highly likely that it was a "leakage".
