
The Public Domain
How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More
- 448 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Millions of creative works—books, artwork, photos, songs, movies, and more—are available copyright-free in the public domain. Whether your tastes run to Beethoven or Irving Berlin, Edvard Munch or Claude Monet, you'll find inspiration in The Public Domain.
The only book that helps you find and identify which creative works are protected by copyright and which are not, The Public Domain covers the rules for:
- writings
- music
- art
- photography
- architecture
- maps
- choreography
- movies
- video
- software
- databases
- collections
For the first time in decades, new works began to enter the public domain in 2019, and more are entering each year. The 9th edition is completely updated to include new public domain resources and to cover the latest legal changes to copyright protection of songs, books, photos, and other creative works, as well as public domain rules outside the U.S.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Table of Contents
- Your Map to the Public Domain Treasure Trove
- 1 Introduction to the Public Domain
- 2 The Use and Abuse of Copyright
- 3 Writings
- 4 Music
- 5 Art
- 6 Photography
- 7 Movies and Television
- 8 Computer Software
- 9 Architecture
- 10 Maps
- 11 Choreography
- 12 Databases and Collections
- 13 Titles
- 14 Public Domain Elements in Copyright Writings
- 15 Copyrights Restored From Public Domain
- 16 The Public Domain Outside the United States
- 17 The Internet and the Public Domain
- 18 Copyright Protection: How Long Does It Last?
- 19 Copyright Notice Requirements
- 20 Traps for the Unwary
- 21 Researching Copyright Office Records
- 22 What If a Work Is Not in the Public Domain?
- Index