On Techdirt, Nina Paley posts about a new site called Public Domain Review, that has started up to call people’s attention to some of the more obsure and unknown works available in the public domain.
The site looks like an interesting way to find out more about free e-books, music, art, and so forth that might otherwise languish in total obscurity. Since the site accepts submissions, I have half a mind to write a piece about the Arsène Lupin novels of which I am so fond.
Regardless, it’s an interesting reminder that the “Internet slushpile problem” is not restricted solely to self-published works. There are hundreds of years of public-domain novels and other art available on the Internet, and most people never even scratch the surface in what they read. This could be a way to remind people that “old” books can be good books.
