Each year, when the calendar turns over to January 1, a slew of 95-year-old works become public domain. This means their copywright expires, and the material can be used by any and all without paying a fee. This year’s batch has quite the headliner: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In what must have […]
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Short Online Works Soon Eligible for Group Copyright Protection
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
We’ve got some great news for all you bloggers out there: as of August 17, 2020, bloggers will be able to apply for copyrights for up to fifty short works on a single application for the low-low price of $65. To qualify for this option, each [of the works sought to be registered] must contain […]
Much Reading for Your Weekend
Friday, September 17, 2010
There’s a lot going on, now and in the weeks to come: SPARKcon and poetrySPARK are back in the capital, kicking things off tonight with the NCWN Poetry Open Mic Night, hosted by Alice Osborn at Isaac Hunter’s Tavern. The good folks at BiblioBuffet (including our beloved board president Nicki Leone) share their pick of […]