Comments on: Follow The Yellow Brick Road Through The Public Domain http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/ Tips, Tricks, & Hidden Resources For Using Copyright-FREE Public Domain Content To Create Profitable Products Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luis Peres http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-41448 Luis Peres Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-41448 Amazing site, fantastic article and now i have the confirmation i wanted. I always dreamed of illustrating this books (although the original vintage illustration style is a masterpiece), and now i think im going to create my very own edition of some of this books but with my own OZ illustrations. Check my site to see some of my recent fantasy children book illustrations. Amazing site, fantastic article and now i have the confirmation i wanted.
I always dreamed of illustrating this books (although the original vintage illustration style is a masterpiece), and now i think im going to create my very own edition of some of this books but with my own OZ illustrations.
Check my site to see some of my recent fantasy children book illustrations.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-21868 Jeff Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:57:54 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-21868 Hey Logan, I'm a film student and was hoping to use the books and clips from the movie in a short student film. Any idea if that violates copyright laws or would that be ok since its purely for educational use and will result in no profit? Thanks! Hey Logan, I’m a film student and was hoping to use the books and clips from the movie in a short student film. Any idea if that violates copyright laws or would that be ok since its purely for educational use and will result in no profit?
Thanks!

]]> By: Logan http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12342 Logan Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:27:26 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12342 Thanks Andy! Thanks Andy!

]]> By: andy baird http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12318 andy baird Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:49:50 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12318 obviously my name isn't 'and' - it's ANDY! obviously my name isn’t ‘and’ – it’s ANDY!

]]> By: and baird http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12317 and baird Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:49:02 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12317 Hi folks, always like to read your newsletters - stuffed full of good ideas! A downloadable ZIP file of the illustrated Tin Woodman of Oz is available at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30852 Hi folks, always like to read your newsletters – stuffed full of good ideas! A downloadable ZIP file of the illustrated Tin Woodman of Oz is available at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30852

]]> By: Old Book Art - Thousands of Free Pictures, Drawings, Maps, and Images http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12294 Old Book Art - Thousands of Free Pictures, Drawings, Maps, and Images Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:50:13 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12294 [...] the “Oz Books” post I did not long ago? This site has high-res scans of the plates in the Oz books like this [...] [...] the “Oz Books” post I did not long ago? This site has high-res scans of the plates in the Oz books like this [...]

]]> By: Logan http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12206 Logan Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:56:25 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12206 Hi Marie-Lousie, Here's a link to the full text of the original "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" book that you can distribute to your mates if that helps... http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55/55.txt Quick crash course in Public Domain (from a U.S. perspective)... ~ Anything published in the U.S. before 1923 is Public Domain in the U.S. and countries that follow a provision in international copyright law known as "the rule of the shorter term" (as is the case with Australia). ~ Anything published in the U.S. between 1923 and 1963 in which the copyright owners failed to renew copyright protection 28 years after publication is in the Public Domain in the U.S. and countries following the rule of the shorter term ~ Anything published in the U.S. before 1978 NOT containing a valid copyright notice is Public Domain in the U.S. Unfortunately, nothing from "The Wiz" musical is in the Public Domain so far as I know. You'd have to seek permission from whoever owns the rights currently to use material from the show legally. Hope that helps. Hi Marie-Lousie,

Here’s a link to the full text of the original “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” book that you can distribute to your mates if that helps…

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/55/55.txt

Quick crash course in Public Domain (from a U.S. perspective)…

~ Anything published in the U.S. before 1923 is Public Domain in the U.S. and countries that follow a provision in international copyright law known as “the rule of the shorter term” (as is the case with Australia).

~ Anything published in the U.S. between 1923 and 1963 in which the copyright owners failed to renew copyright protection 28 years after publication is in the Public Domain in the U.S. and countries following the rule of the shorter term

~ Anything published in the U.S. before 1978 NOT containing a valid copyright notice is Public Domain in the U.S.

Unfortunately, nothing from “The Wiz” musical is in the Public Domain so far as I know. You’d have to seek permission from whoever owns the rights currently to use material from the show legally.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Marie-Lousie http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12205 Marie-Lousie Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:29:11 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12205 Thank-you, we are seaching now for a copy of the book for all of us to read, I have already found out that the slippers were in fact silver, can't wait to find out more . We are so excited that we can perform it. and I am very pleased I found this site. As I was hitting a brick wall for weeks. thanks again. Just a quick question do you know if the music from the WIZ with michael jackson is under copyright. We Know we can't use follow the yellow brick road and the WIZ did a song ease on down the road? Thank-you, we are seaching now for a copy of the book for all of us to read, I have already found out that the slippers were in fact silver, can’t wait to find out more . We are so excited that we can perform it. and I am very pleased I found this site. As I was hitting a brick wall for weeks. thanks again.
Just a quick question do you know if the music from the WIZ with michael jackson is under copyright. We Know we can’t use follow the yellow brick road and the WIZ did a song ease on down the road?

]]> By: Logan http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12204 Logan Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:07:59 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12204 Hi Marie-Lousie, You won't have any issues with what you are doing as long as the new script is based on elements of the original Wizard In Oz book. You just want to make sure that you are not copying any elements from the actual movie (which is still under copyright protection) that may not be in the original book. Hi Marie-Lousie,

You won’t have any issues with what you are doing as long as the new script is based on elements of the original Wizard In Oz book. You just want to make sure that you are not copying any elements from the actual movie (which is still under copyright protection) that may not be in the original book.

]]> By: Marie-Lousie http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/comment-page-1/#comment-12189 Marie-Lousie Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:26:28 +0000 http://www.piratesofthepublicdomain.com/?p=98#comment-12189 Hi I am from Queensland Australia, Our local performing arts school has written an original srcipt based on the story line of the wizard of OZ we have changed alot. It is a love story the only thing that is taken from the story is that Dotti (dorothy in her dream land meets a scarecrow, lion and tinman that are searching for a brain,courage and a heart. they can get htere wish from a wishing star but the wirches try to stop them . Can we perform this we are not using any of the music from the film. Hi I am from Queensland Australia, Our local performing arts school has written an original srcipt based on the story line of the wizard of OZ we have changed alot. It is a love story the only thing that is taken from the story is that Dotti (dorothy in her dream land meets a scarecrow, lion and tinman that are searching for a brain,courage and a heart. they can get htere wish from a wishing star but the wirches try to stop them . Can we perform this we are not using any of the music from the film.

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