What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? california
i have a half-way understanding of public domain, but i had a specific question.
hopefully this is a federal law, and not 50 different state versions.
let's say there is a tv show in public domain.
a dvd company comes along, and takes that info, and transfers it into blu-ray quality.
and then puts the blu-rays on the market.
i know some guy can come along and sell the original stuff in public domain.
can he just as freely take the blu-rays, and simply copy them and sell them ?
in other words, just what is in public domain, in this instance ?
i have a half-way understanding of public domain, but i had a specific question.
hopefully this is a federal law, and not 50 different state versions.
let's say there is a tv show in public domain.
a dvd company comes along, and takes that info, and transfers it into blu-ray quality.
and then puts the blu-rays on the market.
i know some guy can come along and sell the original stuff in public domain.
can he just as freely take the blu-rays, and simply copy them and sell them ?
in other words, just what is in public domain, in this instance ?