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Copyright Resources Public Domain Dates The table below explains the dates on which works fall into the public domain in the United States. While under US law a work is in the public domain irrevocably once it enters, that is emphatically not true for most of the world. In US practice, all works enter the public domain on 1 January of the year following copyright expiration (for example, a work published after 1 January 1923, properly marked and renewed, is scheduled to enter the public domain on 01 January 2019). It has been revised to reflect the result in Eldred v. Ashcroft, ___ U.S. ___ (Jan. 15, 2003). This table is only a beginning point, and is not a substitute for legal counsel. Eventually, it will include references to other major copyright systems, such as the European Union. Keep in mind that expiration of copyright does not mean that one is free to make unrestricted use of a property. Trademark, moral rights, and other legal theories may restrict use of material that is even hundreds of years old, and plagiarism is always forbidden. Last Updated: 19 January 2003 |
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