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When U.S. Public Domain Magazines Enter The U.K. Public Domain

Got this comment / question from my friend April on my “Popular Mechanics” Magazine – 30 Years Worth of Back Issues In The Public Domain article….
Hi Logan,
I know I should be able to work this out for myself with your flowchart for the UK, but as “Popular Mechanics” is a periodical I’m not sure how [...]

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Public Domain Author Spotlight: H. Rider Haggard, Adventure Novelist

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. 
Haggard is most famous as the author [...]

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Public Domain Author Spotlight: Orison Swett Marden, Self-help Guru

Orison Swett Marden (1850 – 1924) was an American writer associated with the New Thought Movement. He also held a degree in medicine, and was a successful hotel owner.
Marden was born in Thornton Gore, New Hampshire to Lewis and Martha Marden. When he was three years old, his mother died at the age of 22, [...]

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17 Great Online Resources For Public Domain Comic Book Research

Every now and then, (actually, more often then I should admit!) I pack a lunch and head off into Public Domain comic book land.
Seriously, I could spend a lifetime doing nothing but researching and republishing Public Domain comic books and still not even come close to exhausting all of the possibilities.
I have several websites that I [...]

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When U.S. Works Enter The U.K. Public Domain

A few weeks ago I released an article here on the Public Domain Treasure Hunter Blog called, “Republishing U.S. Public Domain Works In The U.K.”…
I’ve update the article heavily so if this is an area that you are interested in, I recommend giving it another read.
Honestly, assessing the U.K. copyright status of a U.S. published [...]

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WorldCat – A Simple Yet Very Effective Tool For Tracking Down Public Domain Books In Your Niche

I was helping a friend track down some Public Domain books for what at first appeared to be an elusive niche (for Public Domain stuff anyway) when I asked her if she had been to WorldCat yet to start compiling a list of relevant Public Domain suspects.
She kind of gave me a puzzled look and said, “World what? [...]

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Plagiarism, Ethics, And The Public Domain

I’ve had a few questions regarding plagiarism and the use of Public Domain material over the past few weeks. The question of whether republishing Public Domain material without giving credit to the original author (or even claiming authorship of the material yourself) constitutes plagiarism is certainly worthy of being the topic of its own article.
As examples [...]

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How To Adapt An Old Public Domain Fairy Tale Into A Modern Day Masterpiece

Have you ever considered taking an old, familiar Public Domain story and updating it by placing it in a modern setting? Not only can this be a lot of fun but if you do a good job, it could lead to a lot of interesting opportunities.

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Republishing U.S. Public Domain Works In The U.K.

“Hi Logan & Debra, love your emails and work. I have become very familiar with copyright law and the differences between U.S. and U.K. law (I am in the U.K.).
There is something I just can’t seem to find the answer on though. In the U.S. everything published before 1923 is out of copyright and [...]

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How To Scan Public Domain Books – Tips From A Professional Book Scanner

[The following is a special guest article from Timo of BookScanning.com:]
Now that you’ve found a copyright-free article or Public Domain book, how do you get it into your computer for editing?
Well, you have two choices…

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