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Re:Flickr now offers Public Domain and CC0 designations by njharman on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @05:46PM (#9300122)
> It's not possible in a number of countries to give up copyright

So, what status does IP have when its copyright expires?

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Re:Flickr now offers Public Domain and CC0 designations by DannyBee on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @06:03PM (#9300216)
It varies pretty wildly. In plenty it can become public domain this way, but that takes roughly forever.

In particular, something taken during our lifetime will almost certainly not become public domain until well after we are dead.

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Re:Flickr now offers Public Domain and CC0 designations by legulere on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @09:42PM (#9301062)
Public Domain, ist's just not possible to let go off Rhodes rights earlier.
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