Description
Millions of creative works mdash;books, artwork, photos, songs, movies, and more mdash;are available copyright-free in the public domain. Frozen for decades due to lengthened copyright terms, the public domain has finally begun to grow again as copyrights for older works expire. Since 2019, classics such as The Great Gatsby, Sherlock Holmes, and early Alfred Hitchcock films have all entered the U.S. 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 10th edition is completely updated to include new public domain resources and 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. It also covers when works created with artificial intelligence (AI) are in the public domain. ldquo;A public domain was one of the Framers rsquo; most important gifts to our cultural tradition. This extraordinary book makes real the value of that gift in the 21st century. rdquo; mdash;Laurence W. Lessig, Harvard Law Professor amp; Author of Code amp; Other Laws of Cyberspace ldquo;A unique guide to finding and using copyright-free material with no permission or fees necessary. rdquo; mdash;Choice nbsp;
