Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Let’s establish that anything that is public domain is free, meaning that if you want it, you just take it. You don’t have to pay for it and you don’t have to tell anybody you took it. It’s there for everybody to have. That’s why it’s called public domain.This …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Real estate lawyers take head. Waiting in the tall grass of your client’s real estate development project may be a thorny copyright issue that could cost your client all of the profit it earned on the project, and would probably buy you a serious malpractice claim.In the course of …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Song writing is a cathartic exercise that allows musicians to escape the conundrums of daily routines. From the first spark of melody to the flicker of promising lyrics, the process of creating something from nothing is genuinely rewarding. Just as painters display their work on gallery walls, song writers …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: In my reports in this newsletter on the case of Tasini v. The New York Times, I’ve stated that in my opinion the outcome of this case will determine whether a publisher can re-use photos (or text) for electronic use (digital delivery) without paying an extra fee. Re-use fees, …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Magazines from the very early 1800s are rich in public domain content, both information and illustrations, and are amongst the most productive and profitable areas for publishers today.I’m thinking of weekly magazines like THE PENNY MAGAZINE and THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE which, though just ten or twelve pages long, were …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Cookbooks and individual recipes are always hot sellers but sadly a great many lack perceived value especially those being sold for pennies on eBay and piled in huge quantities into cheap resell rights packages.You must differentiate yourself from elements like this that despoil the publishing business, you need to …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: People in Victorian and earlier times spent much of their day reading and so publications of the day were usually printed on much bigger pages and had far higher page count than today’s magazines. This means you will often find books from the 1800s and very early 1900s contain …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: You don’t write, won’t write, you’re flat broke, and you don’t like marketing either! Well done, you! You already have everything you need to create a book today and begin selling it tomorrow! Thanks to the public domain!You probably already understand the public domain, you know it represents a …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Out of copyright prints are in high demand especially if mounted ready to frame. Some subjects are more popular than others, notably dogs and cats, sporting subjects especially golf and cricket, topographical (named place) subjects.I’ve seen really high prices paid for well illustrated items on eBay and also on …
Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: The very best ideas for making money really fast focus on writing short pieces, such as articles or product reviews that recommend readers buy something that earns you commission or which helps sell one of your own products.This is usually accomplished in the resource box for your finished article …