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Creative Commons (CC0)
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From CreativeCommons.Org
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
“The term 'public domain' refers to creative materials that are not protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patent laws. The public owns these works, not an individual author or artist. Anyone can use a public domain work without obtaining permission, but no one can ever own it.”
From Copyright and Fair Use, Stanford Libraries