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[[Definition#Defining_Free_Cultural_Works|Additional conditions]] are not guaranteed to be in place. | [[[Definition#Defining_Free_Cultural_Works|Additional conditions]] are not guaranteed to be in place. | ||
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[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing#Country-specific_laws Country-specific laws] (a guideline on Wikimedia Commons) | [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing#Country-specific_laws Country-specific laws] (a guideline on Wikimedia Commons) |
Revision as of 08:37, 26 February 2011
Public domain is not really a license, it's the lack of applicable copyright. It can be viewed as a permission for everyone to do anything with a work, without copyright restrictions. Usually a work is not released into public domain, but if the copyright runs out (depending on the country of origin) it's in the public domain. A work ineligible for copyright is also in the public domain.
A work released in this way grants all the four freedoms listed in the definition of free cultural works:
No Restrictions[[[Definition#Defining_Free_Cultural_Works|Additional conditions]] are not guaranteed to be in place. |
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See also
Country-specific laws (a guideline on Wikimedia Commons)