Comment by chistev 2 months ago What does it mean to be in public domain 8 comments chistev Reply teraflop 2 months 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 2 months ago that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies. chistev 2 months ago Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means realityking 2 months ago Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law. gbear605 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies. chistev 2 months ago Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means realityking 2 months ago Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law. gbear605 2 months 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 2 months ago Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means realityking 2 months ago Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law. gbear605 2 months 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 2 months 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 →