It still surprises me even to this day that one of the most popular posts on the Public Domain Treasure Hunter Blog is a post we did almost two years ago about L. Frank Baum and his “Oz” series of children’s books!
I mean, I love this stuff – but I never would have thought that so many other people all over the world would be as fascinated by these books as I am.
In honor of those Public Domain Treasure Hunters out there that have a fondness for all things Oz, we’ve revamped and updated the original post to include links to the online versions of the original books so you can check them out in greater detail or even use them in the creation of your own products.
If you’re interested, here’s the link to the original (new and improved for 2010) post…
Follow The Yellow Brick Road Through The Public Domain…
Here’s to you Dorothy!
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I have a question. I saw one of The Oz series books at my library. The book states that the edition was originally published in 1904 by The Reilly & Britton Company of Chicago, IL. Below that, it states that the book is Copyight 2003 by another company called Ann Arbor Media Group, LLC. Then, it states “All rights reserved under the International and Pan-American Copyight Conventions.” Being that the story is in the public domain since it was originally published in 1904, is this true? How can it be copyrighted if it is in the public domain? Was this statement made just to dissuade other companies from publishing the Oz series?
If you follow along on this page – http://www.publicdomaintreasurehunter.com/2008/08/15/follow-the-yellow-brick-road-through-the-public-domain/ You will find every OZ book in public domain. If you plan on using anything Oz related always refer back to the original.
The book you are referring to might have changed enough of the content from the original… to actually qualify for copyright on this newer publication.
But one a book is in public domain – it’s always in public domain. The law provides for no copyright reversal in this case.