Public Domain

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Using public domain is one of those little insider's secrets that a lot of people use to legally steal content and use it to create ebooks, manuals, articles, etc. In fact, once I lay it all out for you, you'll be able to use public domain to tap into millions and millions of pages of material that you can use for anything you want without asking permission or paying one red cent for it.

Having said all that, let's get into the nitty gritty about public domain.

What exactly is "Public Domain"?

Public domain is material the public can use anyway they want. Public domain falls into 4 main categories:

1. Generic information like facts, numbers, ideas, titles, blank forms, etc.

2. Works granted or donated to the public domain. Although it may seem strange, sometimes copyright holders make their work freely available, without copyright, for anyone to use. One example of just such a donation is P.T. Barnum's autobiography.

3. Works by the government or its agents.

4. Formerly copyrighted works that have fallen into public domain or lost their copyright due to a number of different situations.

Public domain can come in the form of comics, movies, books, music, art work, software, or any other intellectual property. Just think of all the possibilities!

When you add up all of the different souces of public domain information it comes out to millions and millions of pages of free information that you can use in any manner you choose.

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How can works fall into the public domain?

First of all, please understand that I'm not a lawyer and therefore I'm not giving you any sort of legal advice. Secondly, the rules about public works can vary a little from country to country, so if you live outside the U.S., you'll have to check your own country's laws regarding public domain.

Cornell University recently put together a very comprehensive white paper on exactly how and when works fall into the public domain. Rather than depending on my explanation of the rules, I highly suggest that you download and read the Cornell report at:

http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/copyrightterm.pdf

So, after taking a look at that rather lengthy white paper you may be scared off a bit by the idea of using public domain works... well, don't be.

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Best Wishes,

Arvada Yates