The Public Domain
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The Public Domain

How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

The Public Domain

How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More

About this book

Find free content and save on permission fees

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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Information

Publisher
NOLO
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781413327564
eBook ISBN
9781413327571
Edition
9
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. About the Author
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Your Map to the Public Domain Treasure Trove
  8. 1 Introduction to the Public Domain
  9. 2 The Use and Abuse of Copyright
  10. 3 Writings
  11. 4 Music
  12. 5 Art
  13. 6 Photography
  14. 7 Movies and Television
  15. 8 Computer Software
  16. 9 Architecture
  17. 10 Maps
  18. 11 Choreography
  19. 12 Databases and Collections
  20. 13 Titles
  21. 14 Public Domain Elements in Copyright Writings
  22. 15 Copyrights Restored From Public Domain
  23. 16 The Public Domain Outside the United States
  24. 17 The Internet and the Public Domain
  25. 18 Copyright Protection: How Long Does It Last?
  26. 19 Copyright Notice Requirements
  27. 20 Traps for the Unwary
  28. 21 Researching Copyright Office Records
  29. 22 What If a Work Is Not in the Public Domain?
  30. Index