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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
There's a simple way to remember which books are still under copyright protection in the United States. Simply ask of the work in question, "Is it newer than The Code of Hammurabi?" If the answer is "yes," chances are it's not yet in the public domain.
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An even easier question is "was it published before 1923". If the answer is "yes", then it's in the public domain.