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'''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. | '''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: | A work released in this way grants all the four freedoms listed in the [[definition]] of free cultural works: | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing#Country-specific_laws Country-specific laws] (a guideline on Wikimedia Commons) | |||