Even though grade-school teachers have told us otherwise for years, you can copy other people's creative work and get away with it. How? By dipping into the public domain, where everything is free for the taking.
The first book of its kind, The Public Domain is the definitive guide to the creative works that are not protected by copyright and can be copied freely or otherwise used without paying permission fees.
The book explains step-by-step how to recognize when a work is in the public domain. Chapters cover:
* writings * music * art * architecture * maps * choreography * photography * film and video * computer software and databases
The book also lists hundreds of resources, such as websites, libraries and archives, useful for locating public domain works.
Destined to become a classic reference guide, The Public Domain is indispensable for anyone who deals with creative works, including publishers, web developers, writers, musicians and composers, artists, librarians, photographers and filmmakers.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
nolo public domain really interesting:
Really interesting book, all what you need to know about public domain in plain English. I do recommend it, even if you are not an american lawyer, as it is my case.
The Public Domain - Revealed:
The Public Domain shows you how you can make money with public domain books, articles, music, and more. It reveals sources of public domain books, articles, music, and so on, both old and new. Because it thoroughly examines public domain, especially legal aspects of it including finding out whether or not a work is in the public domain, it can help keep you avoid legal problems. If you are looking for material or inspiration for any creative endevour, this book offers a huge source of material, content... more info
Everything free for the taking?:
Amazon's product description reads: "...writers and artists can copy other people's work and get away with it...by dipping into the public domain, where everything is free for the taking." However, as The Public Domain makes abundantly clear, everything in the public domain is most certainly not free for the taking. In fact, much of this book spends it's space detailing how a significant percentage of things you may find cannot be used, or explaining how many laws are unclear and therefore you dip in... more info
Takes the mystery out of public domain and fair use:
I teach a number of different courses and know that I am entitled to use some information under fair use. But where does this this right start and stop? This book gives a very good description of this complex law. This large and very informative book has a great deal of information for anyone interested in public domain works, whether writings, music, art, films or just about anything else. The author begins with an examination of copyright laws and the public domain. THe book then starts each of the... more info
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