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This is a page about development on the various copyright and public domain parts of this project. [Creative Commons](http://creativecommons.org) is actively working on this and you are welcome to help out as well!


# Code

* See the [repository on github.com.](http://github.com/openlibrary/openlibrary/tree/cbec423f0b4c47507532eaa5c50bfd20930609f4/pharos/plugins/copyright/copyrightstatus)


# Jurisdictions

## USA

### Public Domain Status
* [http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/](http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/) 

### Copyright Sliderule from the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy
* [http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/](http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/)

### Renewal Records:
* Not currently accounting for, but Karen has recommendation for: "This work was published in "----" and may still be under copyright. See possible links to this item in the copyright renewal database here[link]. (Or, no links were found in the copyright renewal database.  You may wish to do a manual search [link]. )"

## Canada

### Open Library Canada Page
* [Main Canada Page](/canada)

### pdRegistry flowchart
*  [www.creativecommons.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pdregistryca-pd_flowchart.pdf](www.creativecommons.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pdregistryca-pd_flowchart.pdf)
* [Interactive User Editable Flowchart](http://www.glinkr.net/map/spot/1234/)

### Public Domain Status 
* There is code for this. [repository on github.com.](http://github.com/openlibrary/openlibrary/tree/master/pharos/plugins/copyright)

## UK

Incomplete

## EU 

Incomplete


# Open Knowledge Foundation's PD Calculators Project
* [Official Website](http://wiki.okfn.org/PublicDomainCalculators)
* [Mailing List](http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pd-calculators) - please join the list to participate

# External Links
* [Rufus Pollock Blog Post About](http://www.rufuspollock.org/2009/03/12/computing-copyright-or-public-domain-status-of-cultural-works/)
* [Andy Kaplan-Myrth Blog Post About](http://blog.kaplan-myrth.ca/updates-to-the-canadian-copyri)
title: Copyright Development