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Edited by MacronNotes on Apr 13th 2023 at 3:16:47 PM
Zzzzzzzzzz
Not an orange tabby, but Is it can be hugs tiem now plees?
, maybe?
For some reason the original poster looks like a PSA, to me. Probably the FF Meta.
Unstoppable Sex Goddess
What does Tnophelia no Yume mean?
Troper Page
Either the "Dream of Tnophelia" or "Tnophelia's Dream".
Helpful Scripts and Stylesheets here.
DUMB
Tnophelia's Dream
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edited 11th Feb '11 1:04:49 PM by Tzetze
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Literally A Princess
Forget the "no Yume" part, what dos "Tnophelia" mean? 
DUMB
edited 11th Feb '11 1:50:20 PM by Tzetze
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Bigonkers! is Magic
If I wanted to make Galaday public domain, how would I go about doing that?
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Gristknife
400+ Socpuppets is what it means.
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
I thought releasing something into the PD could just happen, if you willed it. Given someone has legal copyright to something the moment they create it.
Also I too have wondered what "Tnophelia" meant.
DUMB
In the US, at least, authors retain a copyright over stuff whether they want to or not.
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Zzzzzzzzzz
^ Not exactly. They retain the copyright unless they explicitly and in writing relinquish it. To put his stuff into the public domain, all Sand would have to do is but a statement to the effect of "This work is in the Public Domain." on each individual piece.
But Public Domain is different than Creative Commons. The various Creative Commons licenses waive different rights and combinations of rights. The licenses can be revoked and copyright rights reclaimed by the creator. Releasing a work into the Public Domain forfeits all rights and they cannot be recovered or re-established.
edited 11th Feb '11 4:39:25 PM by Madrugada
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
DUMB
Does that work in the US? I thought that we didn't have defined rules about releasing things into the pd.
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What if the creator does not challenge any apparent infringements of his/her copyrights or trademarks?
Zzzzzzzzzz
Trademarks and copyrights work differently. Trademarks have to be defended to protect them from lapsing. Copyrights don't.
Tzetze, it's not that we don't have a mechanism, it's that the way the laws are worded leaves a question about whether it's truly an irrevocable act.
One part of the copyright law says that any rights licensed or waived by the copyright holder can also be rescinded or reclaimed by them. Since one of the rights held by the copyright holder is the right to release the work into the public domain, does that mean that they can also change their mind and take it back later? It all depends on how you want to read it.
There hasn't been a clear decision yet, mostly because no one has tried it with a work that was deliberately released — all the case law so far has been about works that were accidentally released (usually by a failure to renew in time or by a failure to provide proper notification (Night Of The Living Dead).
edited 11th Feb '11 5:05:55 PM by Madrugada
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Gristknife
I'm pretty sure that if the artist behind a song has been dead 70 years it's considered public domain.
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
Zzzzzzzzzz
Maybe. 
It depends on if it was a work for hire, published anonymously or pseudonomously, or not.
Here's a handy-dandy flowchart
edited 11th Feb '11 6:32:06 PM by Madrugada
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
Gristknife
Yes! Memory serves.
Remind me to give memory a tip.
Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
Three quickie questions:
- Is Roger Christian?
- Did Gary usher?
- Where did Van Dyke park?
edited 11th Feb '11 6:44:44 PM by DonZabu
"Wax on, wax off..." "But Mr. Miyagi, I don't see how this is helping me do Karate..." "Pubic hair is weakness, Daniel-san!"
Gristknife
Unstoppable Sex Goddess
What's the name of the font that TV Tropes Forum uses?
Troper Page
Literally A Princess
It's the default sans-serif font.
If you're on Windows, it's probably Arial. If you're on a Mac, it's probably Helvetica. If you're on Linux...well, I don't really know.
edited 11th Feb '11 7:28:02 PM by CentralAvenue
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Unstoppable Sex Goddess
Puss-in-Boots?