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A copyright prevents a book's contents from being reproduced (published) without permission from the copyright holder. When a book's copyright expires, the book enters the public domain. Public domain books can be legally reproduced by anyone. New Hampshire is a poetry collection by Robert Frost. It was published in 1923 and entered the public domain on January 1, 2019 (ninety-six years later).
Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to explain why New Hampshire entered the public domain?
New Hampshire, a poetry collection by Robert Frost, is freely available to the public.
A
The copyright to New Hampshire expired in 2019, causing the poetry collection to enter the public domain.
B
Before New Hampshire entered the public domain, only its copyright holder could give permission for others to reproduce its contents.
C
Once New Hampshire entered the public domain, anyone could publish its contents.
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