public domain question

From: Robert A. Baron <rabaron[_at_]pipeline.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:14:20 -0500

I have a question about the public domain that I want to ask without supplying the context for asking it (to be explained later):

When you think of the Public Domain, do you think of a body of works owned in common by everybody or do you think of a body of works owned by nobody?

Is there any body of law or any judicial decision that leads you to choose one of the above?

If you choose one or the other, what do you think are the implications of your choice?

If you choose neither, why?

Apologies for being cagy. This is not an exam question.

Robt Baron

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Robert A. Baron
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http://www.pipeline.com/~rabaron/ Received on Fri Mar 24 2000 - 05:03:06 GMT