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What
if the item is in Public Domain?
MUSIC, TEXT AND ART!! All FREE,
All the TIME! COPY ALL YOU WANT!! Ok....
What's the catch? The
neat thing about public domain is... there
is no catch. Books, songs, movies and/or artwork
that are in the public domain are not protected
by intellectual property laws (trademark,
copyright, or even patent laws)
Public Domain = FREE,
not requiring Permission!
Three factors are the leading causes of items
being designated "in the Public Domain."
- Works published in the United States before
1923 and/or works published before 1964
and copyright was not renewed. (Renewal
was a requirement for works published before
1978.)
- Special cases where items were published
before March 1, 1989 and without copyright
notice in the United States.
(After March 1, 1989 copyright is granted
automatically even without notice.)
- The owner gives them to the public without
copyright protection.
There are rules establishing the public domain
status for each of of the different types
of media (print, audio, movie, pictures, etc.).
Here is a chart that can provide some assistance.
(view Chart)
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