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When a work is in the public domain, it is free for use by anyone for any purpose. Public domain is the purest form of open/free, since no one owns owns or controls the material in any way. For more information, see Wikipedia's | When a work is in the public domain, it is free for use by anyone for any purpose. Public domain is the purest form of open/free, since no one owns owns or controls the material in any way. For more information, see Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain entry] on public domain. | ||
=== When does a work enter the public domain? === | === When does a work enter the public domain? === | ||
This varies by country. To see when a work in the United States enters the public domain, see the | This varies by country. To see when a work in the United States enters the public domain, see the [http://www.copyright.gov/pr/pdomain.html public domain] page on their copyright site. | ||
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When a work is in the public domain, it is free for use by anyone for any purpose. Public domain is the purest form of open/free, since no one owns owns or controls the material in any way. For more information, see Wikipedia's entry on public domain.
When does a work enter the public domain?
This varies by country. To see when a work in the United States enters the public domain, see the public domain page on their copyright site.