ryujin470@fedia.io to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 days agoWhy is "mythology" in the public domain in the first place?message-squaremessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareWhy is "mythology" in the public domain in the first place?ryujin470@fedia.io to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square17linkfedilinkfile-text
Title. Why are most things usually considered “mythology” in the public domain in intellectual property terms?
minus-squarebufalo1973@europe.publinkfedilinkarrow-up38·11 days agoIf by mythology you mean ancient mythos, then it’s because copyright expires and works made before some date (in the past century) are not covered by it.
If by mythology you mean ancient mythos, then it’s because copyright expires and works made before some date (in the past century) are not covered by it.