The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More
May 2017 · Nolo
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Millions of creative worksbooks, artwork, photos, songs, movies, and moreare available copyright-free in the public domain. Whether your tastes run more Jane Austen or Jane Eyre, Beethoven or Irving Berlin, Edvard Munch or Claude Monet, youll 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
The 8th edition is completely updated with hundreds of new online and digitized public domain resources. The book covers the latest legal developments regarding copyright and the public domainfrom state copyright policies to free and low-cost legal advice for creative types to copyright issues regarding photos lacking human authorship, and much more!
Millions of creative worksbooks, artwork, photos, songs, movies, and moreare available copyright-free in the public domain. Whether your tastes run more Jane Austen or Jane Eyre, Beethoven or Irving Berlin, Edvard Munch or Claude Monet, youll 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
The 8th edition is completely updated with hundreds of new online and digitized public domain resources. The book covers the latest legal developments regarding copyright and the public domainfrom state copyright policies to free and low-cost legal advice for creative types to copyright issues regarding photos lacking human authorship, and much more!
About the author
Stephen Fishman has dedicated his career as an attorney and author to writing useful, authoritative, and recognized guides on business, taxation, and intellectual property matters for small businesses, entrepreneurs, independent contractors, and freelancers. He is the author of 20 books and hundreds of articles, and has been quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and many other publications. Among his books are Every Landlord’s Tax Deduction Guide, Deduct It! Lower Your Small Business Taxes, and Working for Yourself: Law and Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Consultants, published by Nolo. You can visit Stephen’s website at www.fishmanlawandtaxfiles.com.
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