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The '''PUBLIC DOMAIN PROJECT''' is a "no rights reserved" online music database based on MediaWiki. The archive focuses mainly on historical shellac records. The Public Domain Project uses the free and open source codec FLAC (audio data compression) and additionally in the future Theora (video compression).
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Help us to realize our vision of a ''free'' and ''public domain'' '''Online music database'''. Build with us a ''free'' '''Music encyclopedia'''.
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= Swiss Foundation Public Domain =
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The [[:en:PD:About|Public Domain Project]] is a open-minded (open to all persons) project for the conservation and utilization of Public Domain music and film material. It consists of the following projects:
  
== Cultural Foundation, headquarter office ==
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* The [[:en:Public Domain Pool|Public Domain Pool]], a free Music database of digitalized recordings
Johannisburgstrasse 48<br />
 
CH-8700 Küsnacht ZH<br />
 
Switzerland
 
  
Mail address:<br />
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* The ''Public Domain Wiki'', an Open content '''[[:en:Free music encyclopedia|music encyclopedia]]''' that represent the full inventory of the [[:en:Public Domain Pool|Public Domain Pool]] includes all known information about a musical work.
P.O. Box 52<br />
 
CH-8126 Zumikon<br />
 
Switzerland
 
  
=== Foundation council ===
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* The [[:en:Public Domain Radio|Public Domain Radio]] that broadcasts the historical recordings as a [[Wikipedia:Internet radio|Internet radio station]].
* Carl Flisch
 
* Philippe Perreaux
 
  
=== Network engineers ===
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* The [[:en:Swiss Foundation Public Domain|Swiss Foundation Public Domain]] is the corporation of the Public Domain Project
* Carl Flisch
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* Christoph Zimmermann
 
  
=== Lawyers ===
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* Philippe Perreaux, [http://www.perreaux.ch Website]
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<h2 style="border:1px solid #afa3bf; background-color:#ddcef2; padding:0.2em 0; margin:0; font-size: 110%; font-weight:bold; text-indent:0.5em;">First steps in the PD Project</h2>
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=== Partner/Sponsors ===
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<div style="style=position:absolute; overflow:hidden; margin-bottom:0.5em;">The '''Public Domain Project''' need your active participation and support! More information can be found on the '''[[:en:PD:Community Portal|Community portal]]'''. A deeper view into our project provides the '''[[:en:Portal:Contents|Contents portal]]'''.</div>
* Init Seven PLC, Zurich (Switzerland)
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* Joi Ito, Dubai (Emirates)
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First steps, history and business plan:
* RadioCrazy Classical&Jazz, Küsnacht ZH (Switzerland)
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* Restorm PLC, Zurich (Switzerland)
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[[:en:Help:First steps in the PD Project|Your first steps...]]&nbsp;·
* SoundCloud Ltd., Berlin (Germany)
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[[:en:PD:Chronological history|Chronological history]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Business plan|Business plan]]
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<h2 style="border:1px solid #afa3bf; background-color:#ddcef2; padding:0.2em 0; margin:0; font-size: 110%; font-weight:bold; text-indent:0.5em;">Content</h2>
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">General content</h3>
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[[:en:PD:General disclaimer|Disclaimers]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Chronological history|History]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Languages|Languages]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Support us|Donation]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:Statutes of the Swiss Foundation Public Domain|Statutes]]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">Press</h3>
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[[:en:PD:Presse releases|Presse releases]]&nbsp;·
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[http://www.swissradio.org/php/mailform-pdproject.php Press contact]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">Statistics</h3>
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Radio listener statistics: [http://www.webradiostats.com/publicdomainclassicalfree/stats2.php PD Classical]&nbsp;·
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[http://www.webradiostats.com/publicdomainjazzswingfree/stats2.php PD Jazz]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">Public relations</h3>
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[[:en:PD talk:Community Portal|PD community talk]]&nbsp;·
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[[PD:Banners and buttons|Banners and buttons]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Events|Events]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Presentations|Presentations]]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">Publications</h3>
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[[Main Page|Public Domain Pool]]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">Licensing</h3>
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[[:en:PD:Licensing/Data storage devices|on CD and DVD]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Licensing/Mirrors and forks|Mirrors and forks]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Licensing/Archives|Archives]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:License agreement|License agreement]]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">[[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia Commons]]</h3>
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[[Commons:Special:ListFiles/Pdproject|Upload history]]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">[[Wikipedia:Wikimedia Deutschland|Wikimedia Deutschland]]</h3>
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[http://wikimedia.de/wiki/Wissenswert WissensWert]&nbsp;·
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[http://blog.wikimedia.de/2011/07/28/wissenswert-public-domain-projekt About PD Project]&nbsp;·
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[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WissensWert/63_-_Public_Domain_Projekt PD profile]
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<h3 style="font-size:100%;">Public Domain Project</h3>
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[[:en:PD:General disclaimer|Disclaimers]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Information privacy|Information privacy]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:License agreement|License agreement]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Anonymity|Anonymity]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Administrators|MediaWiki admins]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD talk:Community portal/Cleaning process|PD Cleaning]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD talk:Community portal/Digitizing process|PD Digitizing]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Servers|PD servers]]&nbsp;·
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[[:en:PD:Media archives|Media archives]]
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Revision as of 16:10, 12 January 2012

The Public Domain Project

Logo of the Public Domain Project

The Public Domain Project is a open-minded (open to all persons) project for the conservation and utilization of Public Domain music and film material. It consists of the following projects:

First steps in the PD Project

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