gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » public domain http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:51:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 1 Million Public Domain Books Added To Google Bookshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/28/1-million-public-domain-books-added-to-google-books/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/28/1-million-public-domain-books-added-to-google-books/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:40:03 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15805 google booksGoogle Books is an extensive books and magazines search engine that is maintained by Google. Users can search for books online, browse them on the website if the publishers or authors have given permission, look at references or buy or borrow it. The service became more interesting to a lot of readers thanks to the recent announcement that more than 1 million public domain books have been added to the library of available books.

The biggest benefit for searchers is that the full text is available at the website. The text can either be viewed online or downloaded in pdf format to a local computer system instead.

Books that are available completely for online viewing and downloading are marked with a green full view text. A search for classics like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet or Faust will reveal search results that include full versions but also books with limited or no preview. It is however safe to say that most classic books are provided in at least one full view edition.

The advanced search parameters can be used to search only for books or magazines that are available completely on the website. A few thousand books are usually available in full view if the name of a mastermind like Goethe, Schiller or Shakespeare is entered. Modern books on the other hand are usually not available as full versions.

]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/28/1-million-public-domain-books-added-to-google-books/feed/ 3 Public Domain Movieshttp://www.ghacks.net/2006/07/31/public-domain-movies/ http://www.ghacks.net/2006/07/31/public-domain-movies/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:14:53 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/2006/07/31/public-domain-movies/ When a work’s copyright or patent restrictions expire, it enters the public domain and may be used by anyone for any purpose. All the movies, concerts, documentations and animations on the free movies website are public domain. The site holds currently 93 movies and 85 documentaries plus additional animations and concert videos.

Most movies are pre 1960 and most are relativly unknown, at least to me. Have you ever heard of the vampire bat, the wild women of wongo and sex madness ? Still I was able to spot some classics among the movies which are worth a download. The documentations list has some interesting titles like Fahrenheit 9/11, Grass and The Real Da Vince Code.

The list continues with the animations category which consists mainly of Bugs Bunny and Superman movies. Some great live concerts in the list as well, for example The Doors, Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana. If you have some time to spare take a look at the listing and try some, you might discover some great moneys.

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