Eli5 if the nosferatu movie is now public domain why does it need to be rented to be seen are you still able to make money off things after they are public domain?
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Being public domain means anyone can rerelease the film as they see fit. Someone could distribute it for free if they wanted to. But they can also charge for it if they want to.
It’s like with books. Dracula is public domain now, but if I go into the average bookshop and ask for a copy, they’ll still charge me for it. I can get it for free if I want to, there are plenty of places to get it for free legally. But if I want an actual physical book, I have to pay for it.
As one of the other comments shows, there are ways to get the film for free legally. If you wanted to you could burn that to a DVD and start selling your own copies.
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