Amazing a french court doing something against a french person believing that copyright was theirs. i guess public domain has to win out once in a while, even in France.
Source:BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Court saves Les Mis sequel novels
Without it, we would have no “right jolly old elf,” no Dancer, no Prancer, no stockings hung by the chimney with care.
Source:Christmas poem has true meaning for family (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
WPClipart is an excellent site for finding great quality images that are free and in the Public Domain. This means that you have no worries about using any of the images in your work. WPClipart is a great add-on especially if you use OpenOffice, Abiword, or NeoOffice. Check out the thousands of kid-safe and workplace safe images!
Source:Free Public Domain Clipart!
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — Patrick Halling is fighting to keep the few pence he earns every time The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” airs on the radio. The Beatles song was released in 1966 and under European Union law will enter the public domain in 2016, meaning Halling’s violin-led string background on the song will lose its copyright protection and royalties will end.
Source:Beatles Violinist Cries Help as ‘Eleanor Rigby’ Copyright Ends (Bloomberg)
Getting access to criminal records for free is not always an easy task. Although criminal records belong to the public domain, there is unfortunately no central database for these records where you can browse and download any information you want.
Source:Public Criminal Background Check
Important new book from Creative Commons Board Chair, Duke Law Professor, and godfather of the modern movement to protect and grow the public domain. Read and comment online or download under a CC license. This link explains the importance of the book and points out highlights.
Source:The Public Domain: The Book
The UNIX genealogy diagram below is released to the public domain and free for use for any purpose. It shows the relations between several UNIX systems…
Source:The UNIX genealogy
Without it, we would have no “right jolly old elf,” no Dancer, no Prancer, no stockings hung by the chimney with care. • It is, of course, the classic poem ” ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Moore. • Funny thing is, Moore was horrified to see his poem — intended for just his family — become part of the public domain.
Source:Opinion by Bonnie Henry : Her kin's beloved poem (Arizona Daily Star)