Despite its successes, Project Gutenberg has faced several challenges and controversies over the years. Some of these challenges include:
| Element | Suggestion | |---------|-------------| | Setting | Any city, shot on a phone. Use real libraries, alleys, scrap yards. | | Props | One small press (build from junk), paper, ink, magnet, drone (toy + foil). | | Sound | Street noise + voiceover of public domain texts (free from LibriVox). | | Rights | All dialogue original. All cited works pre-1929. Film license: CC0 / Public Domain. | film project gutenberg
If you are looking for actual historical texts about the art of paper-making, the digital library hosts several public domain books on the subject: The Art of Paper-Making Despite its successes, Project Gutenberg has faced several
Organizations like the argue that orphan films (circa 1940s-1960s B-movies, educational reels, home movies) should automatically revert to the public domain if the owner is untraceable after 20 years. Until that law changes, we are stuck with the hard 95-year rule. | | Props | One small press (build