Public Domain Status
Discussions focus on whether specific works, characters, or media have entered the public domain, copyright expiration rules particularly in the US, and challenges in dedicating works to the public domain.
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Why can't it enter the public domain by default? Like how copyright used to work for media.
Isn't this public domain by now?
Is he not in the public domain already?
The public domain shouldn't matter. Publication could.
Being in the public domain doesn't mean someone has to give you a copy.
No. Not if it's public domain like you suggest.
Copyright doesn't turn public domain if you don't exercise your rights. A work only becomes public domain if the copyright period lapses or (in some countries) if they make an explicit declaration to that effect.
Wow, is this in the public domain now?
Is this in the public domain at this point?
What's wrong with public domain?