A public domain work is a creative work that is not protected by copyright and which may be freely used by everyone. The reasons that the work is not protected include: (1) the term of copyright for the work has expired; (2) the author failed to satisfy statutory formalities to perfect the...
An exception to copyright that generally allows any person or entity who purchases an authorized, legal copy of a protected item to resell, lend, or give away that item. Applicable to a potential used e-book market; the first sale doctrine does not allow a copy to be made, and with e-books it is...
Use of copyrighted material for which the user does not need to obtain permission, as outlined in Sections 107-114 of the US copyright code. The definition of fair use is by no means clear-cut, and is open to interpretation. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not...
Service formed by the Copyright Clearance Center in 1991 to simplify the permissions process for coursepacks and other academic applications. See the links area below for more information on Public Domain. All question regarding when a creative work becomes usable is covered.. The chart is...
Creative Commons (CC) licenses are ready made content licenses which assign "baseline rights" that are less restricting than standard international copyright terms, such as the right to distribute the copyrighted work worldwide, without changes, free of charge. Content creators use the...
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a not-for-profit organization, is the world’s largest licensing agent for text reproduction rights and provider of licensing services for reproducing copyrighted materials in print and electronic formats. CCC manages rights for thousands of publishers and...
Software placed in the public domain where there is no ownership such as copyright, trademark, or patent. #Copyright #Technology
A form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. #Copyright
A service that enables E-reserves users to quickly receive copyright authorization. #Copyright
An entity that owns or has the right to copy or distribute content. #Copyright