Public domain?
<p><span word="Ling">Ling</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="All">All</span> <span word="LibriVox">LibriVox</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="addresses">addresses</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span>, <span word="implying">implying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="never">never</span>) <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="LibriVox">LibriVox</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="to">to</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>” (<span word="Librivox">Librivox</span>.<span word="org">org</span>).</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="LibriVox">LibriVox</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inadequate">inadequate</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="LibriVox">LibriVox</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sphere">sphere</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="says">says</span> “<span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Americanism">Americanism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traces">traces</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1825-35.</p><p><span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="property">property</span>”. <span word="Regarding">Regarding</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span> <span word="says">says</span>:</p><p><span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="lands">lands</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="original">original</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Native">Native</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auspices">auspices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="domain">domain</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span>.</p>
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