The Copyright Act protects a wide variety of works that are used with computers, tablets, smartphones, videogame platforms, and other electronic devices. It also protects works that are used or distributed on the internet, such as websites, blogs, and other online content.
Are loc images public domain?
This portal provides access to a subset of LOC digital collections that are in the public domain, have no known copyright, or have been cleared by the copyright holder for public use. This includes books, newspapers, manuscripts, prints and photos, maps, musical scores, films, sound recordings and more.
What happens if I receive a copyright infringement notice?
As a general rule, this provision requires that two complete copies of the best edition of a copyrightable work published in the United States be sent to the Copyright Office for the collections of the Library of Congress within three months of publication.
How can I tell if an image is public domain?
Duplication Services provides expanded access to the collections of the Library of Congress through a wide variety of high quality reproduction services, including high resolution digital scans and prints, digital and paper photocopies, photographs, and microfilm copies of materials in the Library of Congress.
Are local government photos public domain?
Unlike works of the United States federal government, which are automatically in the public domain if created by federal agencies, most works produced by state agencies, municipal governments, or public universities in the United States remain copyrighted by default.
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