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Tools to Determine Copyright Status
What is Public Domain?
Works in the public domain may be reproduced or adapted. A work is considered to be in the public domain if:
- its copyright protection has expired or
- it didn't meet basic requirements for copyright protection or
- the creator chose to make it freely available without copyright protection or
- the publication or image was created by the U.S. government
Public Domain Image Sources
Books in the Public Domain
Includes more than 30,000 free e-books that can be read online or downloaded onto a portable device.
Search for a title in Google Books and select "public domain only"
Kuruka kwa Vifaa vya Yaliyomo Kuu ili Kuamua Hali ya Haki za Uandishi Nini ni Domain ya Umma? Kazi katika uwanja wa umma inaweza kuzalishwa au kurekebishwa. Kazi ni kuchukuliwa kuwa katika uwanja wa umma kama: - ulinzi wake wa hakimiliki umekwisha au haujakidhi mahitaji ya msingi ya ulinzi wa hakimiliki au - muundaji alichagua kuifanya ipatikane kwa uhuru bila ulinzi wa hakimiliki au - kuchapishwa au picha iliundwa na serikali ya Marekani. Tafuta jina katika Vitabu vya Google na uchague "domain ya umma tu"