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Public Domain & LibriVox
Copyright gives an individual or corporation exclusive rights on a text, for a limited period of time. This means no one else can reproduce the text, or make derivative works (such as audio recordings) while the copyright is in force. Eventually, though, copyright expires, and the text becomes free, libre, and enters the "public domain." Meaning anyone can use that text however they wish.
LibriVox takes texts already in the public domain, asks volunteers to make audio recordings of that text, and then releases the resulting audio back into the public domain. If you volunteer to record for LibriVox, you must agree to release the audio files you make into the public domain. Meaning anyone can use those audio files however they wish.
LibriVox uses the wonderful resource, Project Gutenberg, as the source for e-texts from which our audio recordings are made.
Copyright law is a complicated and important business and we encourage everyone to read more about it. Here are some resources:
