List was initiated by Kevin Savetz,
Around November 1995
adopted by Bud Banis on
12 February, 1998
last updated March 10, 1998,
It will soon be completely revised and updated.
If you have suggestions or information that would help in this effort,
please direct them to Bud
Banis This index contains pointers to works that are in the public domain.
Public domain doesn't mean "shareware." It isn't a work that is
owned by somebody else, who allows you to use it for free. It isn't software
distributed under the "GNU Public License," or a copyrighted book that
the author has put online. Public domain means that the creator
of the work, with no strings attached, has given up all rights to the work.
It means that you may do anything with the work that you want -
read it, publish it, put it on CD-ROM, change it.
Public domain doesn't mean a work is owned by no one; it means
it is owned by everyone.
Linux Information
Sheet, provides basic information about the Linux operating system,
including an explanation of Linux, a list of features, some requirements,
and some resources.
KMS
reader, a distributed hypermedia system for supporting collaborative
work
Netfone, a collection
of programs which allow users of Sun workstations with audio devices to
speak to each other in real-time over a LAN or the Internet.
MOPS, a powerful
PD development system for the Macintosh
HDF, Hierarchical Data Format.
A multi-object file format for the transfer of graphical and numerical
data between machines. Related utils in this directory are also PD.
MS Costar, provides
functions for storing, retrieving, analyzing, and displaying demographic,
clinical, and test data that accrue as patients are seen and cared over
time in an MS clinic
Public Domain Images, a commercial
service that finds PD visuals for your needs. Site includes many free
JPEGs on various subjects.
ArtToday, a commercial service with
a searchable index of 300,000+ JPEG images, most in the PD.
Archival Digital Imaging, creates
CD-ROMS for librarians and collectors of US history. Sample B&W PD
pictures at the Web site.
Desert Island Films, for-fee
distributor of broadcast quality PD entertainment programming: classic
feature films, classic TV, etc.
Government Works
Works produced by the U.S. Federal government are not copyrighted. See
here for details
and here for
more details. Thus, most of the U.S. government information on the Internet
is PD, even entire Web sites, including...
Consumer information catalog, 200
publications from the Federal government. Catalog is in the PD, publications
listed in the Catalog are usually in the public domain, although it would
be a good idea to touch base with the publishing agency if planning to
go commercial.
S-COMMusicSamples.sit, a collection
of 27 sample sounds. In Macintosh format.Sounds demonstrate the possibilities
of applying fractal and chaos technology to music composition.
publicdomain Digest, a mailing list for discussion of PD. All postings
to the list are in the public domain. To subscribe, e-mail listserver@hunterdon.com
with a message body of "subscribe publicdomain"
Other copyright/intellectual property resources
Most of these resources are not in the public domain
