Sentences with phrase «on public domain works»

-LSB-...] How Romeo and Juliet Can Help You Write Your Next Book by Helen Sedwick explains how copyright works when writers base their stories on public domain works.

Extending the term of copyright on public domain works is a terrible idea, as we learned with the Sonny Bono Copyright Act in 1998: the main effects of taking material out of the public domain and putting it back in copyright was to enrich large publishing businesses at the expense of scholarship, archiving, librarianship, education and access, while dooming enormous chunks of our collective culture to be «orphan works,» with no discoverable owner, likely to have every known copy disappear or disintegrate before they re-entered the public domain and could be reissued.

So, once again Hollywood studios are competing needlessly for properties based on public domain works.

Not exact matches

With a significant lack of clarity on SPL information — out in the public domain or through work — Martin decided to create his very own spreadsheet to map out the various scenarios and processes.

Physicist David Keith, who has been working on technologies to block sunlight to slow global warming, argues that such efforts need to remain in the public domain

«If all the authors of a paper are NASA employees, then he's probably right that the work would be public domain,» says David Schulz, a lawyer with Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP in Washington, D.C. (who also advises ScienceInsider on legal issues).

After that we're working on a series of annotated public domain books.

Project Gutenberg has an extensive library of free, public domain (or merely out of copyright) works that are easily transferred and read on the reader.

Free public domain book PDFs: If you're interested in a source for over 19,000 public domain books that you can access for free in several different formats, hundreds of volunteers have been working for a few decades on Project Gutenberg.

Despite its partnership with Google Books almost two years ago, giving On Demand access to two million of Google's public domain titles, there are currently only about 75 EBMs at work in locations around the country, with another 75 or so expected to be in use by the end of the year.

Some of the literary works offered on the Service have been identified as being in the public domain by certain content providers.

Manuel Ortiz Braschi has published thousands of ebooks on Amazon, often claiming as his own works in the public domain, including Alice in Wonderland.

Len, I've found my previous link misses some books (due to the way the Amazon search engine works), but a new link that excludes the public domain books by looking at the Publisher field (which the Amazon search box and Jungle search miss) is both more accurate and lets you keep the categories on the side for further selection.

[60] Amazon then revealed the reason behind its deletion: the e-books in question were unauthorized reproductions of Orwell's works, which were not within the public domain and to which the company that published and sold them on Amazon's service had no rights.

The great translator Constance Garnett introduced English - speakers to more than 70 books by the great Russian writers, and when much of her work fell into the public domain it was a great boon for publishers who were unable or disinclined to pay translators to work on 800 - page books.

Influential copyright lobbyists presently circle the globe advocating ever longer terms of copyright protection based on this under - exploitation hypothesis — that bad things happen when a copyright expires, the work loses its owner, and it falls into the public domain.

The books were added to the Kindle store by MobileReference, a company which focuses on the publication of works already existing in the public domain.

The iBookstore launched internationally on May 28 of this year, but only select US and public domain works were available to Canadian consumers while the government examined the cultural impact of the iBookstore.

The Review contains Bowker's popular breakdown of print production by genre and for «Unclassified» works comprising mostly reprints and Print - on - Demand, public domain works marketed almost exclusively on the web.

Psygnosis and Sony still own Hardcore's license so DICE hasn't been able to release the game for free to Public Domain, but Axelsson says they're «working on that.»

His work depicts wide ranging themes from social to political, popular culture, media and the public domain to comment on the complexities of contemporary American culture.

He draws on his own experiences and intends his work to be «poetic representations, exposing the boundaries of urban life that lie between the private and public domains.»

The British award, which helped establish the careers of top artists like Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, has pushed contemporary art into the public domain, although opinion over the quality of works on display has always been sharply divided.

The original contributors have been paid by the public to do a job of work on our behalf and have put their conclusions in the public domain..

Ironically I'm thinking maybe the public domain movie subtitles are actually the only ones they legally «own», as they're not in the uncomfortable position of working on top of copyrighted data.

If the pre-1978 U.S. Copyright Act was still in effect, copyright - protected works from 1953 would have entered the public domain on January 1, 2010.

At issue was whether Congress could extend the terms of existing copyrights and reinstate copyright on works already in the public domain.

In Canada, the focus is on works in the public domain, so the copyright controversy is not an issue.

American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy has put together a funky Digital Copyright Slider that helps you determine what kind of copyright is held on works within certain time periods, and whether permission is needed to copy those works or if they are in the public domain.

But because copyright is time - limited, that smaller field of rights is the one that trails most closely behind us, is nearest to us; and so the works under copyright are those we are more aware of and those more closely pertaining to the issues of the day: if copyright originated on our yesterday, the public domain is what we find when we look back to... [more]

They may be happy to use it as a traditional print casebook (those hard bound books do look good on a young lawyer's bookshelf); they may prefer to make it available to their students electronically; they may wish to insert their own teaching notes into our content and then provide their students with either a print, electronic or hybrid version of the teaching material; or they may wish to supplement a principal resource (such as casebook) with other proprietary material (such as text from a doctrinal work) or public domain material (via links to cases, statutes and other resources).

The CLA Standing Committee on Intellectual Property and Public Access — International Trade Treaties Working Group has two documents that should be of interest to SLAWers: their report on the WTO / TRIPS agreement, which concludes that the agreement is not especially hostile to balanced domestic copyright legislation, and advises so - called «user groups» and other advocating for balance to confront claims that «international agreements» require extension of ownership domain.

The process of determining whether a work is in the public domain in the U.S. is also available in chart form on the Cornell University website in PDF.

But because copyright is time - limited, that smaller field of rights is the one that trails most closely behind us, is nearest to us; and so the works under copyright are those we are more aware of and those more closely pertaining to the issues of the day: if copyright originated on our yesterday, the public domain is what we find when we look back to the day before yesterday.

In this case the plaintiff, Robinson, took inspiration from the public domain work, Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, first published in 1719, and drew detailed sketches and storyboards, wrote scripts and synopses, and designed promotional materials for a character, «Robinson Curiosity», who like Defoe's character, lives on a tropical island and must learn to interact with others who may come to the island.

So, now the details are in the public domain and cyber thugs can get to work on exploiting it.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Maybe what is new is the democracy theme, which assumes that everyone has a stake in the public domain, can be affected by public stress, and can be part of the solution through personal action (such as talking about issues in their social network) and collective action (by joining with others to work on change).

The goals for the Center for States include to build capacity for increased effectiveness of public child welfare agencies through strong national expertise in child welfare and change management to help build and / or sustain the ability of agencies to perform well; to work in partnership with the Centers for Tribes and Courts to support States and other jurisdictions across the country; to create new and lasting partnerships with States, jurisdictions, Tribes, courts, and the Children's Bureau's Regional Office staff that reflect a shared focus on meeting the unique and individual needs of States and jurisdictions; to use a collaborative and systematic approach to build State and territory capacities across the five domains of resources; infrastructure; knowledge and skills; culture and climate; engagement and partnership.

Maybe what is new is the democracy theme, which assumes that everyone has a stake in the public domain, can be affected the public stress (Trump supporters included), and can be part of the solution through personal action (such as talking about issues in their social network) and collective action (by joining with others to work on change).