Master of [Your] Domain

Alicia FrancisLIBM 6320

Professional Presentation: Public Domain

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Pirate Ship of an Era

MusicFilmFinesJailPotential Savior:

Public Domain

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What is Public Domain?

Works not protected by copyright lawsWorks that belong to the public

Free for anyone to access and use for virtually any purpose without the fear of a loss of compensation lawsuit (Fishman, 2010).

Works can be reproduced, adapted, distributed, performed, displayed, transmitted without having to pay royalties (Rickman, 2011).Goal of PD

Foster the creation of new works that will one day enter public domain where they can be freely used to enrich everyone’s lives” (Fishman, 2010).

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Famous Works in Public Domain

ShakespeareThe Brothers GrimmMark TwainJane AustenLeo TolstoyEdgar Allan PoeBeethovenBach

(Top 100, 2011)

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Terms of Public Domain

The work never had a copyright.Any work published before 1923Estimates that 85% of works between 1922 and 1963 are in public domain (Fisherman, 2010).

The work lost its copyright or failed to renew the copyright.The author’s death, plus 70 years.The work’s owner dedicates works to the public domain.

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The Confusion

If a work has layers of media, it is possible to conflicting copyright laws.

It’s a Wonderful Life film and soundtrack (Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, 2010).

Altered works of art can be troublesome as well.

Mona Lisa (Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, 2010).

Self-publishing can cause some confusion.Blank pages (Naby, 2009).

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Adaptations

Some creative works that have been spawned from an original work are the following:

Les Miserables/musicalWest Side Story/Romeo and JulietBaz Lurhmann film/Romeo and JulietJane/Jane Eyre

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Public Domain Under Attack

What is ours is ours—or is it? Public domain is increasingly under attack. The whole purpose of copyright is to protect compensation of works from being “stolen” for a limited time, thus giving ownership to the public anything in the public domain when that time is up. Some governments and music industries are retroactively extending copyright, in essence “stealing” from the public what was rightfully theirs. Just this year, Denmark reversed its position on copyright law, gaining an additional 20 years. This movement went against all of Europe and could sway Europeans to follow suit (Masnick, 2011). This could have an effect on American copyright laws because once something is started, it does not take too long before others start to piggyback on the idea.

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What This Means for Media Specialists

Information is power.Power can be transferred.Media Specialist can copy, reproduce, adapt, display, and distribute any work in the public domain.Copyright infringements can be curbed.

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Public Domain or Not?

“Happy Birthday” songNOT in public domain—copyright will end 2030

YouTube videosDepends on content and author

Anything on the WebNo, but some things are. Again, it depends on the content and author

“America the Beautiful” and “Star Spangled Banner”

Yes!

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ReferencesFishman, S. (2010). The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings,

Music, Art & More. United States: Delta Printing Solution, Inc.Masnick, M. (2011, September 8). EU Officially Seizes The Public Domain,

Retroactively Extends Copyright. Retrieved October 36, 2011, from Tech Dirt: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110908/15491315851/eu-officially-seizes-public-domain-retroactively-extends-copyright.shtml

Mikkelson, B. a. (2007, April 27). Happy Birthday, We'll Sue. Retrieved October 24, 2001, from snopes: http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp

Naby, A. M. (2009). The Public Domain Publishing Bible: How to Create Royalty for Life. USA: Murine Communications.

Rickman, Wendy. (2011, October 17). Professor. (L. class, Interviewer)Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources. (2010). Public

Domain Trouble Spots. Retrieved 11 21, 2011, from Stanford University Libraries: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter8/8-b.html

Stim, R. (2010). Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off. U.S.A.: Delta Printing Solutions, Inc.

Top 100. (2011, October 27). Retrieved October 28, 2011, from Gutenberg Project: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top

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Image References[Napster Logo].Retrieved October 25, 2011, from

http://runawaydinosaur.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/napster-joins-the-party/[Money Image]. Microsoft Office Clipart.[Film Reel Image]. Microsoft Office Clipart.[Handcuffed Hands Image]. Microsoft Office Clipart.[Brothers Grimm Image]. Retrieved October 26, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grimm.jpg [Shakespeare Image]. Retrieved October 26, 2011, from http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shakespeare.jpg [Pride and Prejudice Image]. Retrieved October 26, 2011, from http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PrideAndPrejudiceTitlePage.jpg [Edgar Allan Poe Image]. Retrieved October 26, 2011, from http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edgar_Allan_Poe_2_retouched_and_transparent_bg.png