Trademarks Home. Www.centerforsocialmedia.org/sites/default/files/free_use_1.pdf. Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States. Notes 1. This chart was first published in Peter B. Hirtle, "Recent Changes To The Copyright Law: Copyright Term Extension," Archival Outlook, January/February 1999. This version is current as of . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. The copyright notice for phonorecords embodying a sound recording is different from that for other works. 1. . ; and 2. 3. 4. 2004 X.Y.Z. 16. 17. 19. and may have inherited UCC obligations and protections from the , which joined the UCC on . 20. 21. Creative Commons Licenses. Our public copyright licenses incorporate a unique and innovative “three-layer” design.
Each license begins as a traditional legal tool, in the kind of language and text formats that most lawyers know and love. We call this the Legal Code layer of each license. But since most creators, educators, and scientists are not in fact lawyers, we also make the licenses available in a format that normal people can read — the Commons Deed (also known as the “human readable” version of the license).
The Commons Deed is a handy reference for licensors and licensees, summarizing and expressing some of the most important terms and conditions. The final layer of the license design recognizes that software, from search engines to office productivity to music editing, plays an enormous role in the creation, copying, discovery, and distribution of works. Searching for open content is an important function enabled by our approach.
Public domain photos. Learn how to identify public domain photos. Public domain photos? Those are any photos posted on the Web, right? Wrong. The mere fact that a photograph is posted on the web does not mean it’s in the public domain. So don’t help yourself to others’ photos unless you have permission or you know the photo is free to use — and free to use the way you intend. Learn where you can find public domain photographs » A hypothetical ... Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (c. 1482-83). Imagine that you want to use a photo of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus on your web site. The fee you’ll have to pay will depend on how and where you want to use the image, and for how long. How do you know if a photo is in the public domain?
How to determine a photograph is in the public domain Copyright notices are no longer required in the US, so you should never assume that lack of a notice means a photo isn’t protected by copyright. So how can you tell? Caveat! Nixon and Elvis, 1970.