Sentences with phrase «public domain works from»

The $ 20 software application turns your Nintendo DS into an eBook reader and includes 100 public domain works from authors such as William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll and Mark Twain.

Not exact matches

From the Ghanaian home, the misdeed of corrupting, in all its facets, is carried out to the work place; to the school; to the church... to the public domain.

* The work of the creator has been in the the public domain since 1962, so there will be no copyright issues * Suggested use: Pupils choose up to 9 words from the list and play the Bingo game as the text is read out.

And while all of the ebooks we feature and the cover art we draw from are already believed to be in the public domain in the US, Standard Ebooks releases all of the work we put in to each ebook into the public domain too.

In the US, all works published before 1923 have entered the public domain, along with works from later years whose registration was not renewed.

«Apart from that, adding any license to a work that has been in the public domain (Gutenberg died in 1468) is questionable in terms of copyright law.

The e-book reader works with ePub and PDF files; you can buy them from Entourage's own e-book store, which includes some New York Times bestsellers, plus $ 3 and $ 4 copies of public domain books that you're better off downloading from Project Gutenberg for free.

Between Manybooks and Feedbooks.com, I downloaded about 80 public - domain works, ranging from literary classics by Austen, Thoreau, Twain and others to childhood favorites like the «Anne of Green Gables» books **, The Wizard of Oz, and Pollyanna.

Read this guide from Stanford about how to determine if a work is in the public domain.

Feedbooks offers free public domain books, as well as original works from authors uploading their books to the site - great way to discover new reading from authors who aren't necessarily in the spotlight as yet.

Shortly after works are created and proprietized, they tend to disappear from public view only to reappear in significantly increased numbers when they fall into the public domain and lose their owners.

There is also a vast reservoir (1.5 million - plus) of free public - domain works (primarily books published before 1923 whose American copyrights have expired) available from a variety of sources.

Manybooks: http://manybooks.net Offers many Project Gutenberg books as well as public domain and creative commons works from many other sources.

In addition to criticisms of the quality of e-books being self published, meanwhile, there have also been complaints about an increase in e-book «spam» in the Amazon Kindle store, including books that are clearly just cobbled together from bits and pieces of public domain titles or even copyrighted works (Reuters reported recently that there are DVD instruction manuals that tell users how to write and publish dozens of e-books a day without having to write anything).

Save for the «Hunger Games» trilogy, most of the titles in the Literature & Fiction category are from little - known authors, or are public - domain works like «Les Miserables.»

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.

Faced with an absence of information within a provenance, and having taken into account this policy and considered the research undertaken in accordance with the Gallery's codification of procedures for due diligence, the Gallery may from time to time elect to bring a work into the public domain through exhibition, in such circumstances where the Gallery can demonstrate the highest standard of due diligence has been undertaken and consideration has been given to the view of the current possessor, in belief that such display may encourage other legitimate claimants to make known their interest.

Following his death, all works that had not entered the public domain were sealed off from both public and scholarly view, closing off access to one of the most significant American painters of the 20th century.

A third exhibition, curated by Seth Sgorbati, completes the circle with early «paste - ups» by Barbara Kruger, who toyed with the notion of public domain in black and white collage works from the late»80s.

As a basic principle the public domain provides the rich soil from which new works can be created.

Therefore, unless a work is specifically stated to be in the public domain, you should always assume that it is protected by copyright and seek permission from the rights - holder to use it.

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.

In Golan, the issue is a statute that removes work from the public domain.

For WWII vintage works the terms were 28 years from publication if copyright was claimed, if published without a copyright notice then the were immediately public domain.

I can't say categorically that I cross-license all my code here into the public domain, because code in my answers is frequently a «derivative work» of code from the question, and of course I can't re-license OPs» work without their permission; but suffice it to say, if you take code that I post here and adapt it for use in a non-trivial program of which my code is a trivial or incidental piece, then please don't worry about my rights under CC BY - SA.

This time the toll is to be paid by Americans who want to use works that had, according to US law at the time, entered the public domain but that have been removed from that status and place back under copyright by a 1994 act of the US Congress in order to bring that country into line with the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Wworks that had, according to US law at the time, entered the public domain but that have been removed from that status and place back under copyright by a 1994 act of the US Congress in order to bring that country into line with the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksWorks.

the Canadian Copyright Act «does not give the author a monopoly over ideas or elements from the public domain, which all are free to draw upon for their own works.»

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).

Illustrations from divers public domain works (i.e., not themselves pirated) via Project Gutenberg, in particular:

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.

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

Information that is not already in the public domain (including discussions, presentations and documents used in meetings, heritage surveys and connection work) is to be treated as confidential between Claim Group members and YMBBMAC staff, unless disclosure is permitted by law (including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended from time to time).

Don't use third - party works in your business materials unless those works are in the public domain, or you obtain permission from the copyright owner, and your use falls within the scope of that permission.