What published works are in the public domain?
Works published in the United States prior to 1923 are in the public domain; that is they are no longer protected by copyright and may be reproduced in their entirety without permission. Works published in the United States after January 1, 1923 are usually under copyright protection and may not be reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner or a party acting on behalf of the owner. In the book publishing industry, it is usually the publisher who controls the right to grant permission requests on behalf of the author. Please Note: If the material you wish to reproduce is contained in a Holt anthology, please consult the acknowledgements or copyright page, and apply directly to the original source cited.
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