Encore! Ten News Explains: Public Domain 🌐

The Ten News, News For Curious Kids

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🗓️ 9 January 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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🌐 Pamela Kirkland breaks down the Public Domain & how Winnie the Pooh actually belongs to you 🧱 International LEGO Day is January 27th, so tune in to learn how we want you to celebrate with us! 🏈 Update on Buffalo Bills player, Damar Hamlin and safety tips for the sport 🍯 Trivia with Tessa: where do the Hundred Acre Wood stuffed animals live now?

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0:00.0	Blue skies smiling at me.
0:06.1	Nothing but blue skies do I see.
0:10.7	Wow, Ryan, you're so cheerful today.
0:13.8	Well, Pamela, one of my New Year's resolutions is to spread happiness.
0:17.4	Blue Skies by Irving Berlin is the perfect song to do that. Plus, it just entered public domain.
0:25.1	My other resolution is to tell the truth, and I don't really know what public domain is.
0:30.5	Well, let's find out today. I'm Pamela Kirkland. And I'm Ryan Willard. It's Wednesday, January 11th, 2003. This is the 10 News.
0:46.2	10. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 0.1. Public Domain Day was January 1st, but what is public domain?
0:58.0	I think it's time for the 10 News Explains.
1:06.0	When a creative material, like a song, book, movie, or cartoon character is in the public domain,
1:13.5	it's owned by the public.
1:16.0	No one person or company owns the rights anymore.
1:19.7	So the material is not copyrighted, trademarked, or protected by a patent.
1:24.6	So that means anyone can use the song, book, movie, or cartoon character for any purpose?
1:31.3	Right?
1:32.3	Right.
1:33.3	They can record a public domain song, or publish copies of a public domain book, or sell
1:38.3	t-shirts with a public domain cartoon character on it.
1:42.3	Didn't one really big character enter the public domain this year?
1:45.5	Yes.
1:46.5	Well, sort of.
1:48.5	Winnie the Pooh is now in the public domain, but only the Pooh from A.A. Milney's books, illustrated by E.H. Shepherd.
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