A.3.1 Storytelling and Story Sharing in ApprenNet.com
If I did not find my story in the 398.2 section of the library, I would put my rationale for why I believe my story is in the public domain here.
Example: "No News, or What Killed the Dog?"
This story comes from a October 14, 1908 recording by Nat M. Wills. You can access his recording on the Library Congress (LOC) National Jukebox site at:http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/1539/
I wanted to share "No News" here to give you an example of an "adult" story that uses the cumulative format and to demonstrate there are other ways to identify stories in the public domain (besides looking for folktales in the 398.2 section of the library). I may want to put this recording on the Web at some point so I wanted to make sure I have the right to do so. In order to make sure the story itself is in the public domain, I emailed the LOC. I have copied and pasted a portion of the response below.
From: AskALibrarian@oclc.org [AskALibrarian@oclc.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 11:58 AM
To: Moreillon, Judi
Subject: Library Question - Answer [Question #11104780]
Thank you for your question.
In short, the answer is "yes" in terms of the song and "no" in terms of the recording. There are two levels of copyright one must consider--the underlying work and the recording itself.
Songs (the underlying work) registered for copyright prior to 1923 are now in the public domain. However, all existing sound recordings are protected by copyright through the year 2067...
I will practice these storytelling techniques, record my story, embed it, and link it here. Then I will share it in ApprenNet.com and receive feedback from my peers.
A.3.1 Storytelling and Story Sharing in ApprenNet.com
If I did not find my story in the 398.2 section of the library, I would put my rationale for why I believe my story is in the public domain here.
Example: "No News, or What Killed the Dog?"
This story comes from a October 14, 1908 recording by Nat M. Wills. You can access his recording on the Library Congress (LOC) National Jukebox site at: http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings/detail/id/1539/
I wanted to share "No News" here to give you an example of an "adult" story that uses the cumulative format and to demonstrate there are other ways to identify stories in the public domain (besides looking for folktales in the 398.2 section of the library). I may want to put this recording on the Web at some point so I wanted to make sure I have the right to do so. In order to make sure the story itself is in the public domain, I emailed the LOC. I have copied and pasted a portion of the response below.
From: AskALibrarian@oclc.org [AskALibrarian@oclc.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 11:58 AM
To: Moreillon, Judi
Subject: Library Question - Answer [Question #11104780]
Thank you for your question.
In short, the answer is "yes" in terms of the song and "no" in terms of the recording. There are two levels of copyright one must consider--the underlying work and the recording itself.
Songs (the underlying work) registered for copyright prior to 1923 are now in the public domain. However, all existing sound recordings are protected by copyright through the year 2067...
I will practice these storytelling techniques, record my story, embed it, and link it here. Then I will share it in ApprenNet.com and receive feedback from my peers.