a compendium of public domain resources
Just added to the Digital Collections page – The MKG Collection (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Steintorplatz Online). MK&G provides digital objects and collections. The collections include primarily photography and graphics collections but promise to update regularly to grow the content. Public domain items are marked and more information in regards to the sites TOS and fair use can be found here.
Source: MKG Collection Online | Frontpage
(Alcune decorazioni di nobili sale ed altri ornamenti) Some decorations of noble rooms and other ornaments: Albertolli, Giocondo, 1742-1839
Source: Some decorations of noble rooms and other ornaments: Albertolli, Giocondo, 1742-1839: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
![Aubrey Beardsley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Aubrey_Beardsley_-_Pierrot_5-1024x744.jpg)
This is not an end-paper, but it is a bonus illustration by Beardsley that I thought was absolutely worth sharing.
![Masquerade By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (21 August 1872 – 16 March 1898) (http://masterpieceart.net/aubrey-beardsley/) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Aubrey_Beardsley_-_Masquerade-1024x858.jpg)
I found this incredible photo at AltPhotos.com
At the time of this blog entry, AltPhotos.com has 3,124 photographs on their website. Each photo is tagged very well so that you can find what you need quickly. As you scroll down on the first page, you are immediately aware that you are not at a typical stock photo site.
There is a clear difference between stock photo sites that pump out quantity and photography sites that offer works of art that have been generously released into the public domain. Every once in a while I will randomly pull one of them off the list to let you know why it’s there. Plus it gives me a reason to consume massive amounts of beautiful imagery on a regular basis. Great prescription! Enjoy.
You can find AltPhotos.com and many more public domain photography websites – here.
via Creative Public | Public Domain – Creative Commons – Digital Collections
As I dig deeper into the belly of the Berkeley Library, I find no shortage of interesting digital collections and projects. Here is one that I added tot he digital collections page today.
Digital Scriptorium (cc0 1.0) Many different organizations come together to form this collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. Support by The University of California Berkeley Library
Less than 24 hours of posting a copy of The Phantom of The Opera at YouTube.com – I get two copyright complaints about it. Come on, really? So which one of you really owns it? Clowns! I am in no way talking about YouTube.com – just to be clear. They are just doing what they have to do… I am talking about the two clowns making separate claims.
First of all, the 1925 version of Phantom of the Opera is in the public domain. I downloaded my copy directly from Archive.org – where it was listed as cc0 1.0. The music that was in the film was already there! I didn’t add it… nor do I really care about it. The score makes it interesting, but it was not the reason I posted the film. I was interested in sharing the film with those who enjoy media in the public domain and as an example of what is out there under the cc0 1.0 License.
I’m not trying to give anyone a hard time so I just went ahead and pulled the entire film – score and all. Seriously, I don’t think the copyright holder of a classical Schubert piece is trolling youtube for copyright violations… you know, considering Schubert died in 1828. No. It is likely someone that is trying to exploit the public domain by trying to be the only entity that can monetize off it. Go ahead. Enjoy yourself. If you know what I mean.
Welcome to Creative Public. Here, we will explore and discover the wealth of information, resources, and entertainment (to name just a few) that are either in the public domain (copyright free) or licensed under another “share alike” type of license – like Creative Commons. Either way, there is already an abundance of resources available within the pages of this site. Take a look around and enjoy~