Public Domain

Public domain contains works of intellectual properties that have either expired, been forfetited, or are inapplicable. The current laws governing Copyright dictate that works are only protected for the life of the author +70 years; then the work falls out of copyright and becomes part of public domain. Works and ideas in th public domain can be used by any company or individual for personal gain.

The most recent law to affect public domain was the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, this extended th term of copyright to the current terms. This was largely due to companies lobbying to keep works that were about to enter public domain in the private sector.



Public Domain Literature
Written works that fall under Public Domain *Phantom of the Opera (1909)
 * Phantom-uncover.jpgla (1897)
 * Frankenstein (1818)

Public Domain Films
Films that fall under Public Domain
 * Phantom of the Opera (1925)
 * Night of the Living Dead (1968)