This article is from the Robert Jordan FAQ, by John S. Novak, III jsn@concentric.net with numerous contributions by others.
No. No. A thousand times, no.
No. Not legally.
Nothing which Robert Jordan has written is in the public domain.
Everything which Robert Jordan has ever published is covered under
copyright laws. That means everything. Please note that under
the Berne Convention, an international agreement to which almost
all nations (including the United States) are signatory, _all_
written works are under copyright automatically, even when no
explicit copyright is mentioned. Seriously. This applies to
EVERYTHING, most especially published materials.
For emphasis, no prologues to any volume is public domain, even
though available through Tor's or Simon and Schuster's Web site.
You may of course add a link to that page in any page you create,
but the text itself is not public domain.
For emphasis, the story "The Strike at Shayol Ghul" is not public
domain. If you receive an electronic copy of this story, be
advised that it is stolen property in a very real fashion, and the
person from whom you received it is a thief.
Asking for electronic copies of Robert Jordan's material to be
posted or mailed is asking for commission of theft. It is in
extremely poor taste. Please do not do it here.
 
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