Stephen Bain wrote:
Since copyright is automatically acquired on creation
of the work
(this is the case in all relevant jurisdictions), it can be presumed
that the work is copyrighted unless there is evidence to show that the
copyright has expired (evidence of the date of creation) or that the
work has been released into the public domain or freely licenced
(evidence of such a release or grant of licence).
Another very important exception is a work which was not copyrightable
in the first place.
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