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Can I publically share these `Public Domain` books from Lulu?
<p><strong>Question</strong>: Can I publicly share these 'Public Domain' books from Lulu?</p>

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<p>In order to tackle the potential <a href="http://xyproblem.info/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">x and y problem</a> I want to also share <em>why</em> I want to do this. I am working with a kind of theology club and we would like to read and debate many works like The Problem of Pain and Mere Christianity among many other works.</p>

<p>I plan to purchase these books through Lulu as they are DRM free and Virus Free. 
<br/>However, can I still share these with the rest of club or add a download link on the website?</p>

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<p>Lulu does appear to list their Copyright as <code>Public Domain</code>.
<br/> However, does purchasing them from Lulu affect that in any way?</p>

<p><em>I would recommend writing the author and requesting permission. There's likely not much anyone would do if you refused, but you could certainly lose access to the site, and it sounds like the site is helpful for you.</em></p>

<h2>From their TOU:</h2>

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