awesome-uncopyright
Curated list of all things public domain.
https://github.com/johnjago/awesome-uncopyright
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Art
- #NEWPALMYRA - Reconstruction of the ancient Palmyra city in virtual space.
- BlendSwap: CC0 search - Quality CC0 3D models (not only) for Blender.
- David Reed Smith - Making tatting shuttles and drop spindles, and occasionally writing articles for fun.
- DesignerCandies - High quality graphic design resources for use in design projects.
- dotcolon - CC0 fonts.
- Every Shirt Is Political - Shirts that are ethically made, hand-printed, and pay what you can priced.
- FreeMusicArchive: CC0 search - Many CC0 songs.
- Freesound: CC0 search - Thousands of CC0 sound effects and recordings.
- Gwenn Seemel - French-American artist, painter, portraitist.
- HDRI Haven - High-resolution HDR panoramas under CC0.
- Kenney - High-quality game art under CC0.
- Michael Beil - Supporting the web. Developing. Playing music.
- Martin Vorel - Photographer releasing his very high quality photos under CC0.
- Opengameart: CC0 search - Huge number of CC0 game art.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- Samuel Killermann - Multi-disciplinary artist who puts his gifts to work to achieve global justice.
- 3DModelsCC0 - Library of public domain 3D models.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- #NEWPALMYRA - Reconstruction of the ancient Palmyra city in virtual space.
- BlendSwap: CC0 search - Quality CC0 3D models (not only) for Blender.
- David Reed Smith - Making tatting shuttles and drop spindles, and occasionally writing articles for fun.
- DesignerCandies - High quality graphic design resources for use in design projects.
- FreeMusicArchive: CC0 search - Many CC0 songs.
- Freesound: CC0 search - Thousands of CC0 sound effects and recordings.
- HDRI Haven - High-resolution HDR panoramas under CC0.
- Michael Beil - Supporting the web. Developing. Playing music.
- Opengameart: CC0 search - Huge number of CC0 game art.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- Samuel Killermann - Multi-disciplinary artist who puts his gifts to work to achieve global justice.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- Michael Beil - Supporting the web. Developing. Playing music.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- Michael Beil - Supporting the web. Developing. Playing music.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- PublicDomainFlix - Watch public domain movies online.
- #NEWPALMYRA - Reconstruction of the ancient Palmyra city in virtual space.
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Articles
- Placing Documents into the Public Domain - Legal details of this process.
- Opposition to Copyright - Wikipedia article discussing opposition to copyright.
- Using CC0 for Public Domain Software - Drawbacks of using CC0 to license computer programs.
- Why I Release Things into the Public Domain - Brief history of copyright law and how it has evolved to harm society instead of help it.
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Blogs
- ARIHERZOG - Posts on digital and political topics, as well as minimalism.
- Awesci - Entertaining articles mixed with scientific information.
- Billy Shih - Blog of a web developer at Full Circle.
- Char Bit - Writings about JavaScript from a full stack developer with 20 years of experience.
- Eclipsophile - All about solar eclipses.
- ExpandBeyondYourself - How to transform your life via personal growth and progress.
- FibroHaven - Creating a community of compassion, understanding, and healing for those with chronic illness.
- Go Beyond - Blog without a tagline.
- gr0wing.com - Personal and global change.
- Healthy Enough - Helping you become as fit and healthy as possible.
- HoboDrifter - Posts from a former world traveler.
- How To Be Kind - Kind words for a kinder world.
- Melissa Miko - American writer, thinker, and entrepreneur.
- mnmlist - Less is the answer.
- Public Domain Review - Professional quality reviews of works in the public domain.
- Referee Mindset - Helping referees develop skills to be the best they can be.
- Ryan Boren - Lead developer of WordPress at Automattic.
- Serendipity Journal - Journal of experiences with growth and faith from a Christian perspective.
- Simple Tech Tutorials - Computer tutorials with a focus on simplicity.
- Steve Pavlina - How we can deliberately invite, process, and integrate new experiences.
- Zen Habits - Finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives.
- ARIHERZOG - Posts on digital and political topics, as well as minimalism.
- Eclipsophile - All about solar eclipses.
- ExpandBeyondYourself - How to transform your life via personal growth and progress.
- Jay Tarlecki - Personal website of Jay Tarlecki.
- mnmlist - Less is the answer.
- Public Domain Review - Professional quality reviews of works in the public domain.
- Steve Pavlina - How we can deliberately invite, process, and integrate new experiences.
- Char Bit - Writings about JavaScript from a full stack developer with 20 years of experience.
- Jay Tarlecki - Personal website of Jay Tarlecki.
- Puro compás - Tango music and dancing.
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Books
- comicbookplus - Read old PD comics online.
- Cost of Freedom - On the dream for a free culture.
- LibriVox - Audiobooks read by volunteers.
- Project Gutenberg - Thousands of ebooks mostly in the public domain, in a variety of formats.
- Standard Ebooks - Hundreds of classics, beautifully formatted and typeset.
- Wikisource: PD search - Thousands of PD books and texts.
- comicbookplus - Read old PD comics online.
- Cost of Freedom - On the dream for a free culture.
- Wikisource: PD search - Thousands of PD books and texts.
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Essays
- Abandoning Copyright: A Blessing for Artists, Art, and Society - Discussion of how concentration of power is undesirable in every industry but particularly detrimental in the cultural field.
- The Surprising History of Copyright and The Promise of a Post-Copyright World
- Who's Afraid of the Public Domain? - Breaking down five common assumptions about creative individuals.
- The Surprising History of Copyright and The Promise of a Post-Copyright World
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Images
- CopyrightFreePhotos.com - Galleries of photos, each with their own theme.
- Foodiesfeed - A place to upload and find images of food without any copyright restriction.
- LibreStock - Search all public domain stock photo websites at once.
- MyStockPhotos - A collection of images dedicated to the public domain through CC0.
- NegativeSpace - A repository of CC0 images.
- Openclipart - High quality, easy to use clip art.
- Pixabay - **New images on Pixabay are [not in the public domain](https://opengameart.org/forumtopic/warning-pixabay-has-changed-the-license-not-compatible-with-cc-or-gpl-anymore)**, as they are released under the [Pixabay License](https://pixabay.com/service/license/) (among other things, [incompatible with the GPL](https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2019/01/13/pixabay-images-are-not-allowed/)). Pixabay switched to the new license [in 2019](https://pixabay.com/forum/official-pixabay-news-2/the-pixabay-license-7823/). Prior to that change, Pixabay used the [CC0 waiver](https://web.archive.org/web/20190108204845/https://pixabay.com/en/service/terms/). Therefore, old images are [still in the public domain](https://pixabay.com/it/forum/official-pixabay-news-2/the-pixabay-license-7823/?pagi=4), despite being [misleadingly tagged](https://pixabay.com/it/forum/official-pixabay-news-2/the-pixabay-license-7823/?pagi=4) with the Pixabay License. Before using an image, check what the state of the [terms of service](https://pixabay.com/service/) was at that point in time.
- Public Icons - Collection of free icons.
- PxHere - To find and upload CC0 images.
- Rijksstudio - Rijksmuseum digitised and made available public domain works from several artists including Rembrandt, Vermeer, and others.
- Skitterphoto - A place to upload and find CC0 images.
- SpaceX media - SpaceX media **no longer** lists its images as being in the public domain. Even on [Flickr](https://web.archive.org/web/20170412063800/https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/16787988882/), it uses a CC-BY-NC license. However, old images (from [here](http://web.archive.org/web/20150328140645/http://www.spacex.com/media) to [here](http://web.archive.org/web/20191122175115/https://www.spacex.com/media)) had indeed been placed into the public domain and have no copyright restriction (including some images on [Flickr](https://web.archive.org/web/20170412063800/https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/16787988882/)).
- StockSnap - Stock photography without any copyright restrictions.
- Unsplash
- Wikimedia Commons: PD search - Millions of PD media (images, videos, sounds, ...).
- CopyrightFreePhotos.com - Galleries of photos, each with their own theme.
- LibreStock - Search all public domain stock photo websites at once.
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Software
- Libregamewiki: PD Games - Completely PD games.
- CanvasPaint - Clone of Microsoft Paint in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Kakoune - Text editor inspired by Vim that features multiple selections, a client-server window architecture, and primitives for text manipulation.
- Luapower - Deploying and sharing Lua modules with a unique philosophy.
- SQLite - Embedded SQL database engine.
- Wikipedia: PD software - List of PD software on Wikipedia.
- youtube-dl - Command line program to download videos from YouTube and other video sites.
- Libregamewiki: PD Games - Completely PD games.
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Licenses
- CC0 1.0 Universal - Full text and explanation of CC0 at Choose a License.
- Unlicense - Template for disclaiming copyright monopoly interest in software you have written.
- WTFPL - PD-equivalent license (not actually public domain).
- Unlicense - Template for disclaiming copyright monopoly interest in software you have written.
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Organizations
- IndieWeb - People-focused alternative to the "corporate web", movement that provides advocacy and education to domain owners.
- QuestionCopyright.org - Nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and education to help cultural producers embrace open distribution.
- Communia - Nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that expand the public domain and increase access to and re-use of culture and knowledge.
- QuestionCopyright.org - Nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and education to help cultural producers embrace open distribution.
- Communia - Nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that expand the public domain and increase access to and re-use of culture and knowledge.
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Related
- Creative Commons - Organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.
- Open Knowledge International - Organization whose mission is for everyone to have access to key information and the ability to use it freely.
- Open Knowledge International - Organization whose mission is for everyone to have access to key information and the ability to use it freely.
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Resources
- Anti-Copyright - Describes how intellectual property is not the same as material property.
- Anti-Copyright Resources - Large list of essays against copyright.
- Creative Commons CC0 - About the CC0 public domain dedication.
- Kopimi - Symbol showing that you want a work to be copied.
- Lively Days - Vegan recipes.
- The Safe Zone Project - Online resource for creating powerful, effective LGBTQ awareness and ally training workshops.
- Uncopyright: All Rights Released - Hub for the uncopyright movement, with lists of works, questions, answers, and other information.
- Creative Commons CC0 - About the CC0 public domain dedication.
- Anti-Copyright Resources - Large list of essays against copyright.
- Creative Commons CC0 - About the CC0 public domain dedication.
- Kopimi - Symbol showing that you want a work to be copied.
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Talks
- Laws That Choke Creativity - Lawrence Lessig presents an argument for reviving our creative culture.
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Other
- WikiData - Huge amount of data about the world, released under CC0.
- The Pig and the Box - Children book about the dangers of DRM, later released under CC0 (CC-BY-NC-SA no longer applies).
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