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chistevtoday at 4:42 AM2 repliesview on HN

What does it mean to be in public domain


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terafloptoday at 4:44 AM

That question is answered by the first sentence on the page that this thread is discussing:

> At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose.

fsckboytoday at 4:43 AM

that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies.

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