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not all governments place their documents in the public domain
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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 a copyright on it. Works that are in the public domain can be freely copied.
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Two examples of material in the public domain are government works and writings for which their copyright has expired.  Writings that are over a hundred years old are typically in the public domain.
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Two examples of material in the public domain are United States government works and writings for which their copyright has expired.  Writings that are over a hundred years old are typically in the public domain.
    
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