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More to the point, US law is based on our constitution and legal rulings precendent (the SOTUS being the ultimate ruling). The precedent is now set to pull things out of the Public Domain and place them back into copyright. There were other ways our government could have recompensed the original creators other than by this precedent.
Do not be suprised to see things suddenly being pulled back into copyright that have no reason to be, by your "doing the right thing". the legal precedent has been established, and you're going to see the members of MPAA, RIAA ram a train through it.
Consider, Disney might want a 1000 year copyright on all the public domain titles it has used in it's theme parks and movies over the years. Bribe a few politicians...
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