The Berne Convention, which most countries' copyright laws are based on, does not distinguish between types of creative work. In the US, the applicable law is US Code Title 17, and in the UK, it's the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Architectural drawings and diagrams for which copyright protection has expired, or which were never protected by copyright, are in the public domain.
Yes; using a portion of a blueprint as a classroom example, for example, should be defensible as fair.
Architectural drawings and diagrams are protected as works of art, as they tend to involve a significant amount of creativity and originality.
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Most of the images of Shakespeare are old enough that they are in the public domain. It's only new drawings or paintings of Shakespeare which may be copyrighted.
One can find pictures of puppies that are considered to be in the public domain on public domain picture collection websites. These are a few of those: Wikimedia, PublicPhoto, Pixabay, PD photo, Photos Public Domain, Picdrome, Alegri Photos, Free Photo Gallery, Public-Domain-Photos, 4Free Photos, Free Stock Image Site, Public Domain Files,Public Domain Depot, Open Galleries, Free Images Collection, Free Digital Photos, Public Domain Photo, Project Public Domain Pictures.
Union for the Public Domain was created in 1996.
Yes, Shenandoah is public domain.
Center for the Public Domain was created in 1999.
Public Domain pictures are images, photographs, or pieces of art that are free from copyright regulation; this makes them public domain. Companies such as Public Domain Image and Public Domain Pictures offer access to images for free. Other great companies are USA government website, as many of their images are public domain, and PD Images.
Yes - all questions and answers on this site are in the public domain. Even your profile is in the public domain (though only you can edit it !)
All of Shakespeare's plays are in the public domain. Pygmalion is in the public domain. I'm sure there are many, many more too!
Written laws, as works of the government, are in the public domain.
Public domain materials have no limitations.
The duration of Public Domain - film - is 1.5 hours.
yes KING KONG IS PUBLIC DOMAIN.