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Is “Cymatoica orientalis” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Cymatoica orientalis” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Who created “Cymatoica orientalis”?

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Samana Bay.

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Cymatoica orientalis
Artist	Samana Bay
Medium	29
Classification	Dall, W. H. 1890. Proc. U.S. Natl. Mus. 12(773) : 273, pl. 10, fig. 12.
Origin	Dominican Republic, North Atlantic Ocean Dominican Republic
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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