What does orphan work mean?

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orphan work

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

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orphan works (plural) orphaned work (alternative)

work good work manual work jerk clerk burke kirk dirk turk perk quirk lurk

What does orphan work mean?: A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.

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