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by jampekka 536 days ago
Indeed. Copyright was introduced in 1710, Principia was published in 1687.
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yieldcrv 536 days ago
and even with our current copyright laws providing for long dated protection, it would have still been in public domain
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jampekka 536 days ago
It's hard to say what the current laws actually imply. Steamboat Willie was originally meant to be in the public domain in 1955. Got there in 2024.
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