Re: author needs public domain examples

On 1/30/00, Stephen Fishman <sfish55[_at_]yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I'm in the process of writing a guide to the public
> domain for the layperson that will be published by
> Nolo Press later this year. I would like to include in
> the book real examples of people who have successfully
> used public domain materials, such as public domain:
>
> writings
> music
> art
> architecture
> maps
> choreography
> computer software
> databases
> photography
> film and video.
>
> If you have examples you'd like to share with the
> reading public, please e-mail me. Anyone who
> participates will be given a free copy of the book (a
> $35 value) and be mentioned in the acknowledgements.

Mr. Fishman (and others) interested in the use of the public domain may wish to look at preliminary plans for the Academic Image Cooperative -- an effort to publish images of public domain works of art for use in the teaching of art history. Consult the web pages of the Digital Library Federation for information on this project:

   http://www.clir.org/diglib/artxdescription.htm

Robert Baron
rabaron[_at_]pipeline.com Received on Tue Feb 01 2000 - 13:48:30 GMT