The Administrator of the Tema Polyclinic, Madam Josephine Boateng on her part, was full of praise to Mr. Carlos Ahinkora for the donation, saying it is the biggest form of donation made to the hospital since it was established some 50 years ago. (citifmonline.com)
It might be possible to construe depositing the work with the Library of Congress as either a «publication» of the work (which if it happened before 1964 would put it in the public domain), or as a relinquishment of the copyright to the public domain, although I am not a specialist familiar with the legal effect of different forms of donations to the Library of Congress and it could depend upon the facts and circumstances of that particular donation to the Library of Congress. (law.stackexchange.com)
Yet the shops» old - world practices have their advantages: book - acquisition costs are minimal to nonexistent, as the stores acquire titles either inexpensively or in the form of donations (even though the business is not a nonprofit). (inc.com)