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How to Find Public Domain Films
Uncovering the perfect public domain film for your product takes a little research. Archive.org may be the perfect site to visit first. They have thousands of clips available for download in numerous categories. You can also find motion pictures from the Library of Congress at loc.gov. Other United States government sites offer free videos, like nasa.gov. In fact, government and military sites are the perfect places to uncover non-fiction video that you can use for info-product creation. Many public domain films may not be readily available at free sites. If you're looking for more contemporary royalty free stock footage, you may want to search a site like BuyOutFootage.com, PublicDomainFootage or DesertIslandFilms. Make sure you can actually use the clip for commercial purposes before you purchase and that you can edit the file that you buy. What kind of films can you use for your product? Don't just search for the perfect video clip for your niche. Think outside of the box when it comes to using video. Silent films can be edited with text that creates a humorous advertisement for your business. Cartoons also work well and can be edited for short youtube clips that showcase a product. Here's a little caution. Just because a film is offered for free download doesn't mean it's in the public domain. Do your homework so you won't be infringing on anyone's copyright. (Stealing another person's work, even unintentionally, carries civil and criminal penalties; so be careful.) You can use public domain films to add value to your existing products, in new product creation, or in marketing and advertising your site -- really, the potential for monetizing these films is endless. And there's nothing like using something your find for free to bring in a new stream of income for your business!
Public domain films offer the online entrepreneur new ways to monetize their current products, as well as provide a fast way to create new products. Whether you are looking for an entire movie to include as a bonus for an existing product or just a clip to change for marketing purposes, you have hundreds of clips and movies to choose from, all waiting in the public domain.