Mr. Gill is a renowned author who has written more than 50 books. He does not know how to use the Internet. One day, with the help of his son, by chance he was able to access the website where an unknown company B was selling all his books online via the Internet. Mr. Gill did not know what to do. He approaches you for advise on what he should do regarding this matter. Does he have any right regarding his works sold on the Internet?

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Mr. Gill's rights are limited to the printed books, not electronic ones, as he did not contribute to putting them on the Internet [c]

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Mr. Gill has only moral right on the book sold via the Internet, but not the economic rights [e]

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Mr. Gill cannot prevent others from selling books on the Internet since they are in the public domain [b]

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Mr. Gill has the right on his books sold via the Internet, and Company B's action should be considered as an infringement [d]

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Mr. Gill does not have any right on his books sold on the Internet as the delivery mechanism is different [a]

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