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"Public domain" does not mean "available for public consumption." If I publish a blog post, I hold the copyright on that blog post, and reproducing it is a violation of copyright, despite the fact that it was posted publicly.

Public domain means that something can be reproduced without violating copyright, because the work is effectively owned by the public.



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