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The Next Characters to Enter the Public Domain (www.visualcapitalist.com)
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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Why would a copyright entering public domain cause a problem with your product? Public domain doesn't mean you can't use a work anymore, more the opposite really.

And they'd still get 20 years for a work made by a 90 year with a terminal illness.