Public domain
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.