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@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ simply purchased on the installment plan rather than in whole. Thus, we must
assume no works of software will fall into the public domain merely due to assume no works of software will fall into the public domain merely due to
the passage of time. the passage of time.
Nevertheless, under US law it is likely that the typical Nevertheless, under USA law it is likely that the typical
disclaimers of copyright or public domain dedications we see in the disclaimers of copyright or public domain dedications we see in the
Free Software world would be interpreted by courts as copyright Free Software world would be interpreted by courts as copyright
abandonment, leading to a situation in which the user effectively receives a abandonment, leading to a situation in which the user effectively receives a
@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ maximum grant of copyright freedoms, similar to a maximally-permissive
Free Software license. Free Software license.
The best example of software known to truly be in the public domain is software The best example of software known to truly be in the public domain is software
that is published by the US government. Under that is published by the USA government. Under
\href{http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/105}{17 USC 101 \S~105}, all \href{http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/105}{17 USC 101 \S~105}, all
works published by the USA Government are not copyrightable in the US. works published by the USA Government are not copyrightable in the USA.
\subsection{Why Copyright Free Software?} \subsection{Why Copyright Free Software?}