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High Court teaches meaning of "public domain" to heirs of author
Against the will of the heirs of Victor Hugo, two modern-day sequels to Victor Hugo's classic Les Miserables have been allowed by a French appeals court.
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Glad to see something working correctly to do with copyright.
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Public domain means anyone can do whatever they want with it
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On a completely different note, his house in Paris is a museum and it is really friggin cool.
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