Nowadays the use of the Internet has been increasing. More and more people are lured by its technical ease and speed. And very often namely the simplicity is the reason why people mistakenly presume that to conduct Net business is this effortless as well.
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You have several businesses and so much work that 24 hours a day are not enough to be on the horse? - Then in some time you can find that you are totally exhausted! There are some brilliant solutions here. One of them - the public domain material.
Why do you conduct business? - To accumulate wealth. But what do you usually choose in your business - money or love? There has been a lot of research on the topic. The findings are the same: if you pick love - you will become a millionaire. But if money is your primary aim - you will never win.
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Public domain: yes or no?
You can ask: why are there so many good creations which I can use for free? The reasons are different. These works were either published before January 1, 1923. Or their copyright expired. (But notice that the creations which were not published before 1923, they are still under copyright during the life of its author plus 70 more years (70 – in the USA)).
Besides, these works were not eligible for copyright. Or they are governmental creations (except those which were/ are produced by contractors for the government). The creations which came to life after 1978 are automatically covered by copyright.
Those creative works which were published or just registered between 1923 and 1964 – they had to be renewed within 28 years. Otherwise their copyright certainly expired. So, logically, those authors who did not care about their copyright – in 28 years they mechanically put their creations into the public domain. And the amount of such creative works without renewed copyright is gigantic (except most films, music, maps, etc). Therefore this is a good news for us, if we find these works!
One more thing has to be added here. If you are not a citizen of the USA (and presumably you want to use namely the public domain of America), you have to obey the laws, copyright rules and regulations of both countries – your own and the foreign one. Always check international treaties and agreements as well. And do not get disappointed if your local regulations are stricter than theirs. You can still benefit from those American public domain creations, which are allowed to utilize by your native laws.