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Public Domain Books
- Project Gutenberg
- Online Books Page facilitates access to (16,000) books that are freely readable over the Internet.
- Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts - Index of 129 Authors
- Literature Library - by Knowledge Matters Ltd
- List of Websites for Public Domain Books Online
Some Public Domain Books
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University of Virginia etext center
Public Domain Audio
Librivox Free Audio Books from the public domain.
Free Sheet Music (but read the license first.)
Public Domain
Participatory Culture Foundation
Free Culture ( a free downloadable book from Lawrence Lessig.)
Free Culture ( a student movement.)
Professor Jaszi attached this chart illustrating the stunted growth of the public domain.
See also Prof. Dennis Karjala's Opposing Copyright Extension website and Prof. Malla Pollack's What is Congress Supposed to Promote?, interpreting the Constitution's "Progress Clause"
One of the problems I have with MS of late is that they force spyware down your throat. They may couch it in nice terms, and ask you not to call it spyware, but they do watch what you watch. The privacy FAQ has the following nugget in it: "Microsoft is committed to protecting consumer privacy. Microsoft does not collect personal information with respect to your use of Media Center features, such as your name, home address, phone number, e-mail address, credit card number, social security number, or driver's license number. Anonymous and aggregate usage information may be shared with partners." Hardly reassuring, especially in light of the EULA that says that they can change this any time they want without directly notifying you. This scares the hell out of me, not just because I can think of a dozen ways around it in less than 10 minutes. For me, this alone would keep me from using media center. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18385