Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Public Domain

I was doing a bit of reading about the public domain and it has been very insightful. The first thing I wanted to know was what is public domain? Well, it is any material that is not copyrighted so anyone can use it in any way they want. To find materials like this, you can:
  • Look for materials published before 1923,
  • Find books that were published between 1923 and 1964 because some people did not renew their copyright,
  • Search for US government materials that are usually public domain, and
  • Look through popular websites that contain public domain materials.
I want to look up some of these materials right now! I am interested in what I would find. Happy searching!

2 comments:

  1. Totally in favor of public domain documents. I use "old" pictures to post on my blogs so I don't infringe on the rights of others.

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  2. Me too Ann! haha :) Public domain is a sweet deal for sure! Anyone else have trouble keeping all the posts straight sometimes? haha

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