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Google Makes Public Domain Books Accessible to the World; Google Print Unveils Collection of Public Domain Books From Libraries at University of Michigan, Harvard, Stanford, and the New York Public Library: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Today, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced the availability of the first large collection of public domain books on Google Print. This collection, scanned as part of the company's book digitization project with several of the world's largest libraries, includes works such as U.S. Civil War history books,...; Tags: Google Book Search, Google Inc., public domain, University of Michigan; Research articles 2005-11-03
Xirrus Makes 802.11n Beta Program Public Domain: Test Plans and Results to Be Published for Real World Assessment of the New Standard; Tags: public domain; Research articles 2007-11-05
NASA puts Anderson loop into the public domain.(Research & Developments)(National Aeronautics & Space Administration)(Brief Article): The Anderson loop measurement circuit topology, an alternative to the Wheatstone bridge, has been placed in the public domain by NASA. This makes the worldwide circuit topology choice between Wheatstone's bridge and Anderson's loop now a technical d The Anderson loop measurement circuit topology, an...; Tags: Anderson, NASA, public domain, R&D; Research articles 2004-09-01
Supreme Court hears challenge to copyright act. (Headliners).(Copyright Term Extension Act case): WASHINGTON--In a case with broad implications for the value of studio film libraries, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a constitutional challenge to the Copyright Term Extension Act. The act, passed by Congress in 1998, adde ...; Tags: public domain, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2002-10-14
HP'S SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY ENTERS PUBLIC DOMAIN; HP's Standard Template Library, Hailed as Important Advance in Software, Accepted by ANSI/ISO C++ Standards Committee: PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 19, 1994-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that its Standard Template Library STL has been accepted by the ANSI/ISO Standards Committee as a part of the emerging international standard for the C++ programming language. HP has placed its implementation of STL in the public domain as...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., public domain, software, Software Technology, Standard Template Library; Research articles 1994-12-19

XACCT Releases Free Source Code for IPDR; IP Mediation Market Leader to Put Source Code with Reference Implementation of IPDR in Public Domain: Business Editors &High Tech Writers; Tags: IP, leader, public domain; Research articles 2000-01-31
Public domain.(web service by film production companies)(Brief article): Universal's "Slug it Out'': Universal Pictures asked consumers to visit the Web site for movie "Slither'' over a 10-day period ending March 9. Visitors used Universal-supplied clips, music, sound effects and graphics to build a Slither TV Universal's "Slug it Out'': Universal Pictures ...; Tags: public domain, Web, Web service; Research articles 2006-04-17
Enter the public domain; IPOs raise capital for kids' firms willing to be tested by Wall St.'s quarterly exams. (initial public offerings): Imagine having not one but thousands of employers rating your job performance. Your productivity is scrutinized every three moths and your success is determined almost exclusively by how much revenue you produce for those employers. While you Imagine...; Tags: company, IPO, public domain, stock, wall; Research articles 1994-12-01
Google Offers Free Downloads of a Million Books: Google is in a class of its own in the sheer scale and ambition of what it chooses to do, and today's announcement that the search giant will make over a million public domain books available for free downloads in the open-source ePub platform is a prime example of that...; Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Public Domain, Amazon.com Inc., ePub, E-books, Personal Technology, David Weir; Blog posts 2009-08-26
Sounding Public Space, Sound Artists in the Public Domain: The right to quiet has been defined as a public commons. Public space in Australia is becoming increasingly sound designed. This paper investigates the variety of approaches by sound artists who have installed public space drawing on the three year ARC Australian Sound Design Project's research and public outreach Hearing...; Tags: Space, Public Domain, Australia, University Of Melbourne; White papers 2004-06-28
Motion Picture Films and Copyright Extension: The paper mentions how the United States copyright law guarantees the eventual public domain status of all copyrighted works. Under this law, a copyright monopoly is granted to the originators of artistic and cultural endeavors, assuring them of a reasonable profit for their creative labor. The eventual public domain and...; Tags: Public Domain, Arizona State University; White papers
The Expiration of Copyright Protection: Survey and Analysis of U.S. Copyright Law for Identifying the Public Domain: In addition to a detailed examination of the law of copyright duration, this study will also offer guiding principles for relatively succinct application of the rules of law to many of the most common situations. Second, this study examines only copyright law. Moreover, it examines only the rules of duration...; Tags: National Science Foundation, Public Domain, Copyright Protection, Study, Survey, Analysis; White papers 2001-04-30

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"The Legal Effect of the Judgment": Indian Land Claims, Ecological Anthropology, Social Impact Assessment, and the Public Domain: The legal, cultural, and ecological issues surrounding Western Shoshone Indians' claim to and use of the public domain in Nevada are examined through discussion of three cases of contested uses: plans for a mine in a proposed World Heritage Site; plans for a dam at a sacred site; and economic...; Tags: attorney, consultant, dam, Elko, identity, Nevada, Semiconductor Industry Association, treaty, U.S. Government; Research articles 2004-10-01
Law Journal Press Announces Publication of 'Copyright and the Public Domain': NEW YORK -- ALM's Law Journal Press, a leading publisher of books for legal professionals, today announced the publication of "Copyright and the Public Domain" by Stephen Fishman. The book brings new clarity to the question of how works of authorship enter the public domain and what can be protected...; Tags: Incisive Media; Research articles 2008-06-03
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Copyright Term Extension and the Public Domain.: A case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court that features a cast of characters including a small online publisher, Mickey Mouse and Sonny Bono could become the most important copyright decision in recent times. The Court's ultimate decision in Eldred v. Ashcroft, No. 01-618, could result in valuable corporate...; Tags: DMCA, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2002-07-17
Scientific information pulled from public domain: NOTA BENE Federal and state government officials have quietly removed information from the public domain in the months since September 11, and have increasingly asked universities and scientists to submit research for review prior to publication. In an unusual October letter sent to college and university libraries that serve as...; Tags: agency, Duke University, Government, MARKETING, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2002-05-01
BLM Public Domain Lands: Volume of Timber Offered for Sale Has Declined Substantially Since Fiscal Year 1990.: GAO-03-615 June 19, 2003 For several decades, debate over how to balance timber sales with resource protection and recreational use on federally managed lands has been at the heart of controversy surrounding federal land management. The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management BLM is one of...; Tags: agency, General Accounting Office, MARKETING, SALES; Research articles 2003-07-01
New public-domain database could advance human computer interaction through sound.: M2 PRESSWIRE-18 December 2001-US NSF: New public-domain database could advance human computer interaction through sound C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17122001 Researchers in California have created a new, publicly available database of acoustic measurements of human subjects that may help ...; Tags: computer, Databases, HARDWARE, National Science Foundation, PRODUCTIVITY, SOFTWARE, Storage; Research articles 2001-12-18
Access Copyright and Creative Commons Canada Announce Public Domain Registry.: TORONTO, ONTARIO, Mar 3, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Ground-breaking project will feature globally searchable catalogue of Canadian culture Access Copyright, The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency and Creative Commons Canada, in partnership with Creative Commons Corporation in the US, today announced the development...; Tags: Creative Commons, registry; Research articles 2006-03-03
Creative Commons Applauds Eldred Vs. Ashcroft And Promotes A Balance Between The Public Domain And Private Copyrights: Furthering its vision to promote a rich public domain alongside traditional copyrights, Creative Commons today announced its support for the petitioners in Eldred vs. Ashcroft, the United States Supreme Court case that will decide the future of copyright law, including how and when artists, publishers, and educators can build upon...; Tags: Creative Commons; Research articles 1970-01-01