Which of these statements is true about every public domain work?(1 point)

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It is not protected by copyright or Creative Commons licenses.
It is not protected by copyright or Creative Commons licenses.

It is a work of art, literature, or music.
It is a work of art, literature, or music.

It is 100 years old or more.
It is 100 years old or more.

It is considered to be of great artistic or scientific merit.

Answer 1

The true statement about every public domain work is:

It is not protected by copyright or Creative Commons licenses.

This is the defining characteristic of public domain works—they are free for anyone to use without permission or payment. The other statements may apply to many public domain works, but they do not apply universally. For example, not all public domain works are necessarily 100 years old or considered to be of great artistic or scientific merit.