us copyright law
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- The legal system in the United States governing intellectual property rights, particularly relevant to Project Gutenberg's efforts to identify and use works not protected by it.
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- protects works, governs use
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- United States
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- determines public domain status
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- The law determines that 'no one owns a United States copyright in these works' if they are not protected, thus regulating their distribution within the U.S.
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- no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties
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- 2026-03-02T21:55:46.774Z
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- 2026-03-02T21:55:56.091Z
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