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> If you are blocking people from reading books in the public domain […] ‘Public domain’ doesn’t exist in Germany.
by tpush 5y ago
> If you are blocking people from reading books in the public domain […]
‘Public domain’ doesn’t exist in Germany.
- arlcode 5y ago70 years after the last authors death it becomes public domain. You cannot give up all rights voluntarily.
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- detaro 5y agoFor the purposes of the discussion here, "Gemeinfreiheit" is basically the same thing.
- hnbad 5y agoAn important caveat is that in Germany (and Austria, I think?) you can't legally dedicate a work to the public domain, but you can surrender most of your legal rights to a work. This is why international public domain dedications often include a fallback public license.
- arturh85 5y agosee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29025058 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29025058