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Is Windows FOSS now? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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https://zomglol.wtf/@jamie/116059523957674208

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/LSB/PDF/LSB10922/LSB10922.8.pdf

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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Being in the public domain means being there in perpetuity. The Copyright Office is rejecting generated image applications while asking for future legislature to clarify.

Do not use slop code.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Being in the public domain means being there in perpetuity.

Nope!

One of its effects is to give United States copyright protection to foreign works that had previously been in the public domain in the United States.

It's uncommon but public domain works can absolutely have their copyright restored.