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How can clip art books like Dover copyright images for commercial use if they are etchings from the 19th century when the copyright has long since expired?
JamcoDesign
They have spent time and money finding the images and getting them into a useable format for computers. This is what you pay for and most likely DOVER has copyrights on the digitized art work, not the original.
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Where can you find expired copyrights?
There is no central repository or list for works on which copyright protection has expired.
What is the status of an item out of copyright?
After copyright term has expired, materials enter the public domain.
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I don't think you can see it anywhere online legally. Remember, this is a commercial work, whose copyright has not expired.
Can you own an expired copyright?
Once copyright term expires, the material enters the public domain.
Is Portrait in Black in public domain?
Only if the copyright has expired.
Is Shenandoah public domain?
Yes, Shenandoah is in the public domain. This traditional American folk song dates back to the 19th century and its copyright has expired, making it part of the public domain.
When is it safe to use out of print book materials without copyright infringement?
"Out of print" does not equal public domain. A work is safe to use only if the copyright has expired or deliberately been placed in the public domain by the rights holder. Or if the copyright has expired and was not properly renewed.
What does not subject to copyright mean?
A work that is not subject to copyright protection would be in the public domain. Examples are works of the federal government (such as NASA imagery) or works for which protection has expired.
Is there a copyright on Jose Guadalupe Posada's work?
No; protection is expired, and the works are in the public domain.
What do you consider something that is no longer copyright?
Works for which the term of protection has expired are in the public domain.
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No; any protection has expired.
Do nursery rhymes have copyright?
Most of them are old enough that copyright term would have expired, but newer translations, adaptations, and illustrations may still be protected.
