USA is not the only US.
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assume no works of software will fall into the public domain merely due to
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assume no works of software will fall into the public domain merely due to
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the passage of time.
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the passage of time.
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Nevertheless, under US law it is likely that the typical
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Nevertheless, under USA law it is likely that the typical
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disclaimers of copyright or public domain dedications we see in the
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disclaimers of copyright or public domain dedications we see in the
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Free Software world would be interpreted by courts as copyright
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Free Software world would be interpreted by courts as copyright
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abandonment, leading to a situation in which the user effectively receives a
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abandonment, leading to a situation in which the user effectively receives a
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Free Software license.
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Free Software license.
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The best example of software known to truly be in the public domain is software
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The best example of software known to truly be in the public domain is software
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that is published by the US government. Under
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that is published by the USA government. Under
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\href{http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/105}{17 USC 101 \S~105}, all
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\href{http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/105}{17 USC 101 \S~105}, all
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works published by the USA Government are not copyrightable in the US.
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works published by the USA Government are not copyrightable in the USA.
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\subsection{Why Copyright Free Software?}
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\subsection{Why Copyright Free Software?}
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