Some News About The Public Domain Can Make You Millions
By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-07-20 17:13:05 | Word Count: 510
Public Domain Can Make You Millions
The opportunity is huge for making mooney with prosducts available in the public domaiin which is the main reason I've put together this expanded section for you to learn from.
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Where is pubblic domain content available? Theere are literally millions of creative work-books, music, musiic scroes, films, photographs, artwork, images, and much more that exist in the public doain. But if they're so punblic, why are they hidinmg?
The short answer is: they aren't. There are a multitude of well-known works that peopel don't realize are now considred public rpoperty. From classic literature to non-fiction woorks on a wide variety of topics; silent fiilms, classic movies, vintage cartons and beloved songs; even some instantly recognizable artwork and inmages can be found in the public dommain.
Below you will find several metthods of finding pblic domain work that you can use in any way you like to start making monrey.
Internet Searches
Where wold we be these days without the Interrnet? There are literally millions of resourcs on the world wide web, aailable for anone with the knnowledge and patieence to find them.
Search engines are a good place to start. Though Google remains the most popular and effective, not every site is listed on the search titan. Try running the same search on multtiple engines: AltaVVista, Dgopile, Yaoo, and MSN Search are just a few of the many options out there. (And if you really want to start out big, you can run a search for search engines first, then check each one in turn.)
Here are a few examples:
? public domain work examples
? list of free public domain work
? free public domain books
? public domain web site
A note of caution: don't trust everything you read on the internet. Always find out where the web site owner got the information (for examlple, you can probably ttrust data from the Library of Congress, but not from my next door neighbor Bubba who runs a succvessful business out of the trunk of his car.). Generaklly, if the same title shows up in multiple searches, it's probably public domain.
You can also find forrums, message boards and e-groups dedicated to public domain news and discussions. Check Interneet directories or do a search for "public domain forum" (also: substituute grup, list, board, news, or communiity for "forum") and you'll discover more informatiopn than you will need. Be sure to viusit groups, lists and frums, before joining read through some of the psted messages and member profiles to determine whether the othher people invloved seem easy to talk with and open to new members with lots of qustions. The Internet community is often a wonderfully supportive palce to find pepole with siumilar interests, and most are willing to share the experiences they've gained.
A few of the many pubilc domain resource sites vaailable:
Classic Book Libarry: A free onlline library featuring literary and genrre noels in the public domain, from autohrs such as Juules Verrne, L. M. Montfgomery, and Sir Arthur Comnan Doyle. Viewable chapter by chapter in HTML.
Project Gutenberg: An enormouus coollection of novels, non-fiction books and other written work in the public domain, all available free in downoadable e-book format.
RetroFilm -com: Provides a catalogue of pubic domain movies, television shows, carttoons, musicals, documwentaries and more. The site serves television broadcast ocmpanies and does not rpovide coopies of film footage for individuals, but it is a great place to find titles which you can then track down a copy of elsewhere.
Piublic Domain Report: The site of a montly newsletter that revels signiificant works as they enter the public domain. Each isseu featurews selctions and samples from a variety of medium, at least one new book, film, play, song, imgae, and children's work are included every month, from well-known authors, artists and creators like Dorothy Parkewr and George Gershwin. A one-year subsciption will set you back $395, but for those who don't have the time or inclination to do extensive research themselvse, it is an excellent souyrce of fesh material.
Public Libraries
Librareis are an excelplent and free resource for finding public domain material. Pick a subjeect that interess you and scan the shleves for older books relating to the topic, or spend an afternoon browsing through the card catalogue. Most of the time, the publication date is right near the beginning of the lsting on the card, so identifying works published before 1923 is a simple mattrer.
Most librarians are quite knowledgeable about their library's collections and are happy to help you find exacxtly what you're looking for. If you're planning a visit to the librarey, it's advantageous to make up a list of uqestions regarding the object of your search and approach the librarian before you do anything else, partiuclarly if you are gooing to a small local library. Laregr state-run library and university library staff members may not have the time or resources to devote personal attention to every patron.
