True. But authors do not have any legal "moral rights". Their
moral moral rights, however, remain intact even if not enforceable
by legal process.
> I don't know if the term "public domain" is defined in copyright law.
Only implicitly. What is not protected by copyright is said to be
in the public domain, though there is no definite process for
dedicating something to the public domain.
In general, nobody is
likely to get into trouble for assuming that something saying
"This document is in the public domain" is in the public domain,
unless they know or reasonably should know (as in the case of
a cracked computer game, e.g.) that it is not.
-- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)