Understanding the Public Domain

This overview of the public domain covers: defining the public domain; figuring out if a work is protected by copyright; being sure a work is in the public domain; asserting the copyright protection and term; the Creative Commons initiative; building the Information Commons; when permission is neede...

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Published inKnowledge quest Vol. 31; no. 4; p. 19
Main Author Russell, Carrie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2003
Subjects
Copyrights
Digitizing
Federal Legislation
Legal Responsibility
Libraries
Public Domain
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Summary:This overview of the public domain covers: defining the public domain; figuring out if a work is protected by copyright; being sure a work is in the public domain; asserting the copyright protection and term; the Creative Commons initiative; building the Information Commons; when permission is needed for using a public domain work; and special exception for libraries digitizing works. (MES)
ISSN:1094-9046