Business In The Information Age - Creating
eBooks From Public Domain Works
Start A Work From Home Business By
Turning Your Ideas Into Dollars With Public Domain
Works
Where Can You Find Public Domain Works?
Hey, the works are public so they should not be that hard to
find. Right?
Absolutely!
In fact, there are literally millions of works, well-known
or not, that are considered public property. The only thing is
that people don’t realize they are free to use. You, on the
other hand, well, now you know.
Many much-loved classic literatures are public domain. Many
non fiction works, write-ups on a wide variety of topics,
silent films, classic grainy black and white films, vintage
cartoons and comics, even beloved songs are considered public
domain. You may even instantly recognize some of these
works.
Basically, remember Rule #1, that all works published before
1923 are public domain.
There are two basic methods you have in order to find public
domain works.
The first is classic DIY or do-it-yourself. This method is
not very fast and will probably not yield that many results,
but it will cost you virtually nothing. The other method is the
paid way, wherein you pay a certain fee to a third party who
will do all the research for you.
Whichever one you prefer, you may still want to know how to
locate public domain works.
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NEW RULES FOR USING PUBLIC
DOMAIN MATERIALS
By Attorney
Lloyd J. Jassin
Many people
are surprised to learn that there is a
moratorium on new works entering the public
domain. During the Clinton administration, the
controversial Sony Bono Copyright Term
Extension Act (CTEA) was signed into law. Under
the Act – which added 20 years to most
copyright terms – no new works will enter the
public domain until 2019. Enacted to ensure
adequate protection for U.S. works abroad, the
CTEA restricts access to works published after
1922. In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court, in
Eldred v. Ashcroft, rejected a popular
challenge to the CTEA. While the CTEA has
substantially lengthened the commercial life of
many works, the public domain remains a rich
source of quality, inexpensive content for
anyone dealing in creative
works.
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If you are interested in starting a home-based business
creating ebooks and other information products from public
domain works, don't forget to visit our "resources" section,
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