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

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

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

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 restrictions. The other statements may apply to some public domain works but are not universally true for all of them. Public domain works can be of any age, and not all are necessarily considered to have great merit.