Copyright & License Questions

[John Cowan]

Lawrence E. Rosen wrote:


> Nobody can "do away" with their copyright "by providing a notice that
> places the work in the public domain."


No, one can't.  But I don't see why an author cannot abandon
their Title 17 rights explicitly, just as any other property right can
be abandoned explicitly.  This, surely, is what is generally
understood by a dedication to the public domain, although it
is not the "public domain" as that term is used in Title 17.
Note that Title 17 nowhere defines the term.

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