The public domain : find and use free content for your website, book, app, music, video, art, and more

Fishman, Stephen (author.). Nolo (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary: "Millions of creative works--book, artwork, photos, songs, movies, and more--are available copyright-free in the public domain... [This book] helps you find and identify which creative works are protected by copyright and which are not... 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."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781413327564
ISBN: 1413327567
ISBN: 9781413327571
Physical Description: print
426 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: 9th edition.
Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to the public domain -- The use and abuse of copyright -- Writings -- Music -- Art -- Photography -- Movies and television -- Computer software -- Architecture -- Maps -- Choreography -- Databases and collections -- Titles -- Public domain elements in copyright writings -- Copyrights restored from public domain -- The public domain outside the United States -- The internet and the public domain -- Copyright protection: how long does it last? -- Copyright notice requirements -- Traps for the unwary -- Researching copyright office records -- What if a work is not in the public domain?