Tagged With: Berne Convention
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Research
Enclosing the public domain: The restriction of public domain books in a digital environment
This journal article reports the results of a survey of six online repositories in New Zealand, using a sample of 100 public domain books, illustrating the variety of access and usage restrictions placed on such works.
Tools & Resources
Public Domain Day 2011: Will the tide be turned?
In celebration of Public Domain Day, this 2011 blog post discusses the term of copyright and its extension from "life+50" to "life+70" years, or even longer in certain jurisdictions.
Research
Abandonment, Copyright and Orphaned Works: What Does it Mean to Take The Proprietary Nature of Intellectual Property Rights Seriously?
This journal article explains how the doctrine of abandonment could apply to copyright works and suggests that such an interpretation may be of use to users of orphan works, including heritage institutions.
Policy & Evidence
Supreme Court says Congress may re-copyright public domain works
This article describes a Supreme Court decision from 2012, where the court decided 6-2 that the public domain status of a work is not necessarily permanent and can be reversed by Congress.
