The public domain : how to find & use copyright-free writings, music, art & more /

Fishman, Stephen.

The public domain : how to find & use copyright-free writings, music, art & more / How to find and use copyright-free writings, music, art and more by Stephen Fishman. - 5th ed. - Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, 2010. - 462 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 the 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?

9781413312058 (pbk.) 1413312055 (pbk.)

2009039940


Public domain (Copyright law)--United States.

KF3022 / .F575 2010

346.7304/82