January 1st, 2019 – a day dubbed “Public Domain Day” by originators Wallace McLean, a public domain activist, and Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig –…
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With some imaginative reworking, an existing Intellectual Property (IP) available in the public domain can be spun into material that’s fresh and new. Working off…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion for the unanimous decision that overturns circuit courts’ previous rulings on whether a copyright registrant can file suit before…
Yellow by Zara Meerza has been selected as the grand prize winner of the inaugural ScreenCraft Public Domain Competition. A pilot set at the end…
We’re excited to feature the ten scripts listed below that comprise the finalists of the 2018 ScreenCraft Public Domain Screenplay Contest. This competition highlights Hollywood’s longstanding…
This past fall, guest contributor and entertainment attorney Christopher Schiller wrote the piece 5 Things Screenwriters Should Know About Public Domain. Since then, we have…
