[Grammar] No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system ...

[kadioguy]

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
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I assume:

1. "..., nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover ..."
can be interpreted as
" , and no part of this publication be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover ...".

2. "That" refers to "binding or cover".

3. "It is published" (rather than "it was published") suggests copies of this book were still being sold (at the time when the text was written).

What do you think?
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[Matthew Wai]

1. ... and no part of this publication may be otherwise ...
2. I take "that" to mean "the form" in which it is published.
3. I think it suggests "whenever it is published", including the past, the present, and the future.

 

[emsr2d2]

2. I take "that" to refer to "form of binding or cover"

 

[SoothingDave]

2. Yes, it refers to the binding.
3. It doesn't make any statement about whether the book is still being published or not. (The standard text used for this is obviously first used before ANY copies have been sold.)

 

[kadioguy]

Thank you all.

For question 3, I think Matthew Wai's answer is reasonable. What do you think?

3. I think it suggests "whenever it is published", including the past, the present, and the future.

 

[kadioguy]

For question 3, I think Matthew Wai's answer is reasonable. What do you think?

I think it is a general statement, so the present simple (it is published) is appropriate. Do you agree?

 

[Tdol]

I think Matthew's interpretation is fine- I think that you cannot copy a book that is out of print until it is out of copyright.