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One of the easiest places to find authoritative public domain content is ... your local used bookstore or library!
True -- hardly anything contained in the books you'll find by these positions were defended by copyright. But ... it's too true that many of these copyrights have expired -- making the contents of those volumes completely public domain.
US copyright law has worked via several iterations -- but the 2 things you absence to remember are "75 years from copyright date" and "Sonny Bono"!
The copyright statute originally stated that a copyright would last as 75 years. Thus, if a book were copyrighted in 1900, the copyright would expire in 1975. If a book were published in 1920,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the copyright would expire in 1995. If a book were copyrighted in 1922, the copyright would expire in 1997. But ... if a book was copyrighted in 1923 alternatively later, then things take on a whole fashionable slant ... courtesy of then-Congressman Sonny Bono.
You watch, a particular item was originally copyrighted in 1923. It's copyright was due to expire in 1998 -- bringing this item into the public domain. This is normally not a problem -- truthfully, most human don't concern about things copyrighted as yet back. Expiring the copyright can actually acknowledge these works new life in the public domain.
In this circumstance, although,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the item deserving to expire was a mouse -- Micky Mouse!
Disney was understandably quite cared approximately their flagship icon becoming available to anyone in the public domain. Congressman Sonny Bono introduced legislation to stretch copyright protection for an added 20 years. This legislation passed in 1998 -- yet only applied to items that were not yet in the public domain. Thus, an item copyrighted in 1992 was public domain behind 75 years -- but everything copyrighted in or behind 1923 was protected for 95 years.
So -- to play it peerless secure and valid -- if the copyright date on a published work is 1922 or earlier,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the item is now in the public domain and may be freely used (but no necessarily re-copyrighted and sold). If the copyright date is 1923 or later, it's best to quit it single till at least the year 2018!
So what agreeable is a book published and copyrighted prior to 1923? Well, if it's a book of canvas music -- or a book of prestigious poetry, literature,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or theater -- or a book of formula, travel, or ... well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you get the idea. Some things transform prehistoric -- but some things are equitable as current today as they were when they were originally published.
This doesn't average you can detect a paperback along Mark Twain in the bookstore and freely copy and distribute it. You'll presumable find the license aboard that issued work is fairly present. However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], whether you find an age edition of the same paperback published and copyrighted prior to 1923, then you can safely use it!
The best areas to speck these treasures -- try your regional public library, used bookstores, or possession sales.
Joey Robichaux maintains the Free Sheet Music Downloads website at This catalogue is 1 of the oldest websites on the internet covering sources of free sheet music. In increase, you'll find many public domain chips of sheet music classics available for download.
This treatise was posted on February 16, 2005
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