Comment by chistev 1 month ago What does it mean to be in public domain 8 comments chistev Reply teraflop 1 month ago That question is answered by the first sentence on the page that this thread is discussing:> At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose. fsckboy 1 month ago that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies. chistev 1 month ago Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means realityking 1 month ago Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law. gbear605 1 month ago In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright. 3 replies →
teraflop 1 month ago That question is answered by the first sentence on the page that this thread is discussing:> At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose.
fsckboy 1 month ago that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies. chistev 1 month ago Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means realityking 1 month ago Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law. gbear605 1 month ago In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright. 3 replies →
chistev 1 month ago Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means realityking 1 month ago Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law. gbear605 1 month ago In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright. 3 replies →
gbear605 1 month ago In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright. 3 replies →
That question is answered by the first sentence on the page that this thread is discussing:
> At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose.
that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies.
Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means
Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law.
In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright.
3 replies →