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lapse into public domain (If the copyright was not renewed after its initial 28-year term, the work lapsed into public domain.  nwc-scriptorium.org Alexander Oshis); go into public domain (For works published in the years 1904 through 1963, the copyright lasted for 28 years from date of publication; if the copyright was not renewed, it lapsed, and the work went into the public domain. nwc-scriptorium.org Alexander Oshis); fall into public domain (If copyright is held by a corporation, then it lasts for 70 years after publication. Once this temporary protection has come to its end, the work will fall into public domain. europa.eu Alexander Oshis); enter public domain (The 1925 film Go West entered the public domain in the US in 2021 due to expiration of its copyright after 95 years wikipedia.org Alexander Oshis) |
