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> What was once wholly owned by Bill Willingham is now owned by everyone

Public Domain IP (USA) is owned by no one. As the preceding line alludes to

> surrendered my Fables property to the public domain

their property rights were surrendered. Now, no one has those rights (which are really the power to restrict other's "rights". copy"rights" are rights of denial, you can't copy, you can't perform, etc.). Meaning the property has returned to its natural state, unrestricted.




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