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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When it goes public domain, anyone can make money off of it if someone is willing to pay.
Think of books. Older books may be in the public domain, and you can download their text for free online, but the binding of a physical book still costs money. A company can still make a very fancy leather bound edition, for example, and people will be willing to pay good money for it because it’s a really nice copy. There are ways to make the purchase worth the buyer’s while.
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