Understanding the Public Domain

• Published in: Knowledge quest Vol. 31; no. 4; p. 19
• Main Author: Russell, Carrie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Copyrights; Digitizing; Federal Legislation; Legal Responsibility; Libraries; 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...