Question

1. a disagreement has erupted between jarron and will about who owns a book that is in the public domain. jarron says the original writer remains the owner while will says that no one owns it. who is right?

jarron because books cannot be public domain.
jarron because creative commons licenses protect author ownership in the public domain.
neither jarron nor will because the original writer’s family are the legal copyright owners.
will because items in the public domain belong to the public.

Explanation:

To determine who is right, we analyze the concept of the public domain. Items in the public domain are not owned by any individual; they are accessible to the public. Jarron's claim that the original writer remains the owner is incorrect. The option "Will because items in the public domain belong to the public" aligns with the definition of public domain (no individual ownership, public access). The other options are incorrect: books can be in the public domain, Creative Commons licenses are for copyrighted works (not public domain), and the original writer’s family isn’t the legal copyright owner for public domain works.

Answer:

Will because items in the public domain belong to the public.