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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
That doesn't make any sense. Either something is in the PD or it is not. |
You are right that it doesn't make sense, but the Supreme Court of the United States says it can be done.
Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works
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Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public domain, where they can be freely used and adapted, and grant them copyright status again, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
In a 6-2 ruling, the court said that, just because material enters the public domain, it is not "territory that works may never exit."
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The 'Wednesday' referred to above was January 18, 2012.