Public Domain Works

Are you familiar with the term public domain works? If you aren’t, let me provide you with the general idea of what it is and how it can potentially provide you with a regular source of profit. Anything that is considered to be in the public domain basically means that it is not protected by any US copyright law. This would include anything that was published before 1923 as well as, works that were published up to 1978. By saying “work” I’m basically referring to things such as music, photographs, artwork, books, films and so on. How would these things generate profits for you? Well, did you know that the information business is one of the most profitable industries out there? These include re-selling manuals, books, posters, photographs and so on. However, the biggest setback here would be the fact that most people who want to enter this industry would either have to create the information by themselves or secure the rights to someone else’s by paying a significant amount of money. For many, this is the most challenging aspect of the business and they often give up before they even begin because of the hard work involved.

Public domain works, on the other hand, can be re-sold and re-published without the need to pay anybody anything at all. This is because they are no longer held under copyright and is available for anyone’s use. Each and everyday, there are hundreds of music, books and various other creative works whose copyrights have reached their expiration and are now available in the public domain. You just have to know where to find them as well as the various ways by which you can re-publish them and eventually gain the profits you want. People are constantly looking for information via the internet or through books and you will never run out of people willing to pay for the information that you have.

Imagine having a business where you get your products for free and you basically get to keep 100% of the profits you made from it. No need to pay any royalties or go through the hassles of securing the copyrights because they are public domain works and are essentially free for everyone and anyone’s use. However, not everyone knows that they are free and as such one should take advantage of the opportunity. Various written works such as fiction literature and poetry can be found in the public domain. If you can create a collection of these then you can start publishing your own poetry or short stories collection. There would always be a market for something like this and just think about the profit that you can potentially make. Why not try creating a photography book containing various public domain works? There are plenty of things that can be done. You just have to find out where these works are kept and how you may be able to learn more about them. Remember, more and more additions are being made to the public domain in a daily basis and there’s always an opportunity for profit somewhere in there.