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Originally posted by LadyMischief
BULLSHIT.. The only time that something is considered public domain is in ONE OF TWO instances.
1. The material in question was produced by the government. Material produced by the government is automatically public domain.
2. The copyright holder has ABANDONED the copyright, and has actually made a statement saying as much. This is EXTREMELY rare.. Even in the case of a copyright holder being dead, it does NOT nullify the copyright. That falls to their next of kin.
Hope you weren't depending on all that "public domain" content for anyhting.
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Last time I checked the text of the Rosetta stone was public domain as well. You forgot about the REALLY REALLY old material case.
Either way, I'm sure the original comment was a joke.
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