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  2. Public domain - Wikipedia

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    There are multiple licenses which aim to release works into the public domain. In 2000 the WTFPL was released as a public domain like software license. [59] Creative Commons (created in 2002 by Lawrence Lessig, Hal Abelson, and Eric Eldred) has introduced several public-domain-like licenses, called Creative Commons licenses. These give authors ...

  3. Public domain in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Since the public domain began expanding annually again in 2019, the month of January has typically seen a large number of public domain works uploaded to sites such as Project Gutenberg, Standard Ebooks, and Wikimedia Commons. Standard Ebooks usually releases a number of notable newly-public domain books each January 1, and films in the public ...

  4. These works enter the public domain in 2025 - AOL

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    The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain. While 2024 saw many popular intellectual properties lose copyright protection ...

  5. Wicked and the Importance of the Public Domain - AOL

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    Every January 1, numerous creative works enter the public domain, meaning their copyrights have expired and they can be freely shared, sold, or adapted. Last year Mickey and Minnie Mouse—or at ...

  6. Copyright Term Extension Act - Wikipedia

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    The article stated "When Senator Hatch laments that George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue will soon 'fall into the public domain,' he makes the public domain sound like a dark abyss where songs go, never to be heard again. In fact, when a work enters the public domain it means the public can afford to use it freely, to give it new currency." [26]

  7. List of films in the public domain in the United States

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    Note: This list is not comprehensive; the vast majority of public domain films are not listed here. This list includes a selection of notable films where a reliable secondary source is available that discusses public domain status. Others are on the list of animated films in the public domain in the United States.

  8. Column: A Faulkner classic and Popeye enter the public domain ...

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    The reason is AI, or at least the development of AI bots "trained" on copyrighted written, musical and artistic works. ... Once a work enters the public domain, Jenkins observes, "community ...

  9. Copyright law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Works in the public domain are free for anyone to copy and use. Strictly speaking, the term "public domain" means that the work is not covered by any intellectual property rights at all (copyright, trademark, patent, or otherwise). [115] However, this article discusses public domain with respect to copyright only.