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What does it mean to be in public domain

• fsckboy 11mo ago
  that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies.
  • chistev 11mo ago
    Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means
    • gbear605 11mo ago
      In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright.
      • fsckboy 11mo ago
        Hitler did have a nephew by blood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston and I guess a few others, but dwindling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_family https://nypost.com/2018/10/08/some-of-hitlers-last-relatives-are-living-secret-lives-on-long-island/ https://nypost.com/2018/10/08/some-of-hitlers-last-relatives...
      • j2kun 11mo ago
        ...did they exercise it?
        • gbear605 11mo ago
          Rather the opposite, they disallowed anyone from printing copies
    • realityking 11mo ago
      Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law.
• teraflop 11mo 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.