Agreed that items like Beowulf are in the public domain and items that are derivatives of it can be sold. However, those items wouldn't be posted to SquidgeWorld as they would be for sale on Amazon, Kobo, etc. And ethically, I couldn't allow someone posting, say the first chapter to a profic with a link to the item for sale somewhere else. That violates the spirit of what Squidge.org has been doing for the last 27 years.

I'm willing to discuss exceptions to the "no patreon, etc" links for public domain items, though honestly as with my previous post about "George vs Georgina" it can make for a slippery slope. I've made a new "news" item on SquidgeWorld seeking input on this, though we can continue to talk here as well. Link: https://www.squidgeworld.org/admin_posts/23