Public domain
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Public domain is one of the free licenses, clearly described by Creative Commons.
General rules[edit]
Public domain can be the result of either:
- 70 years after the death of the author
- autonomous decision by the author
- generic decision by the government (USA)
National exceptions can be valid (extended rights in France for war victims).
Combinations[edit]
Combinations can be made, i.e. the base text in CC BY-SA, the publication under classic copyright as with the book Schrijven voor Wikipedia.