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It was signed by our London manager and it read:— "Present location of Charles Dickens uncertain but material is uncopyrighted, shoot."

From Believe You Me! by Putnam, Nina Wilcox

But the copyrighting of a photograph of an uncopyrighted subject cannot prevent the photographing of the same subject independently by others, nor can the use of a "general idea" be prevented.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

In fact many of these uncopyrighted bits of musical vernacular were appropriated by the hymnbook makers, and christened with such titles as “Pembroke,” “Arabia,” “Brymgfryd,” “Cwyfan,” “Thydian,” and the two mentioned above.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron

A brand-new, unclassified, uncopyrighted breed, and wiped out before ever it opened its eyes or took out its intention papers! 

From The Faith of Men by London, Jack

J. Caldwell, 121 F. R. 71 Original photograph of uncopyrighted or uncopyrightable subject protected, 241 1903 Dodge v.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers