Explains how to find and use creative works without permission or fees, describing how to recognize whether or not a work is in the public domain.

"A tale of law and music that leads through the gates of time!"

Copyright is meant to do something-several things-to accomplish socially desirable ends. One of those ends is to create a space for a free exchange of ideas tha

"Tells the story of how the clashes between authors, publishers, and literary "pirates" influenced both American copyright law and literature itself."--Dust jac