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A work is in the '''public domain''' if nobody holds any property rights on it.
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A work is in the '''public domain''' if nobody holds a [[copyright]] on it. Works that are in the public domain can be freely copied.
A work is in the '''public domain''' if nobody holds any property rights on it. Works that are in the public domain can be freely copied.
Two examples of material in the public domain are United States government works and writings for which their [[copyright]] has expired. Generally anything published before 1923 cannot have copyright protection and is in the public domain.<ref>http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Fair use]]
*[[Fair use]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/okbooks.html How Can I Tell Whether a Book Can Go Online?] Guidance from the University of Pennsylvania Online Books project.
*[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/okbooks.html How Can I Tell Whether a Book Can Go Online?] Guidance from the University of Pennsylvania Online Books project.
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:United States law]]
[[Category:United States law]]