Question about compilation

I am about finished with a PB of "The Pioneers on Worship" which is excerpts on worship from early Stone-Campbell leaders such as Alexander Campbell, Dr. Robert Richardson, Moses Lard, et.al.

However the work I am converting is a 1947 compilation published by the Old Paths Book Club of these articles entitled "The Pioneers on Worship." I recognize that the Acknowledgements and Introduction could not be distributed here because they are still under copyright. But all of the content chapters (the substantive content) is pre-1900.

My question: Am I able to distribute a PB of that book on here if I leave out the Acknowledgements and Introduction? I know that the title and the table of contents are not copyrightable.

Insights?

Thanks.

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God Morning Calvin

Just to be clear for me, You have a Book from 1900 witch also is new published with Copyright 1947? I would say, so long you take this 1900 Book it's fine. If you take the 1947 Book, than it's all include in the Copyright I gues.

Sascha

NB.Mick

My question: Am I able to distribute a PB of that book on here if I leave out the Acknowledgements and Introduction? I know that the title and the table of contents are not copyrightable.

Insights?

I think it depends on what amount of work the 1947 "compilation" performed. If they selected excerpts from a larger body of literature from the respective authors, maybe abbreviated, commented, put into a new structure/order etc then this may be over the "threshold of originality" and suffice for copyright (however: a 1947 book may have fallen into the PD nevertheless, IIRC). If they just resprinted a 1900 book as it was, then not.

Is the book available from typical PD sources like archive.org?

Calvin Habig

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/863096#Comment_863096

It is basically a compilation of periodical articles from the mid to late nineteenth century. They have not edited the articles or added comments. A "new structure" would be grouping them by worship topic (preaching, singing, Lords Supper, etc.)

It is not available on archive.org.

BTW: Is everything on archive.org considered to be PD?

Further thoughts?