> Copyright applies automatically from the moment something is created. That only became true, for US jurisdiction, in 1976 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyr

> Copyright applies automatically from the moment something is created. That only became true, for US jurisdiction, in 1976 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1976 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1976 The original purpose of Copyright and Public Domain and stated purpose of time-bomb license are practically identical. To promote creation, innovation, etc by providing a limited period of monopoly to authors (implication being to make money on it). After which the work would join our shared cultural heritage (in the Public Domain). It's only the perverse twisting and expansion of copyright in modern times that makes such a "new" license required.