public domain

Definitions

General Science

• noun the condition of not being protected by copyright and available to all people in general

Computing

• noun the status of documents, text or programs that are not protected by copyright and can be copied by anyone
• acronymPD

Information & Library Science

• noun information that is unrestricted and accessible by the general public

Law

• noun the body of intellectual property which is available free of copyright restrictions, usually because copyright has expired

Media Studies

• noun any uncopyrighted work is considered to be in the public domain, ie. that can be rereleased by any company without having to pay for rights. The period for copyright expiration in the EU is 70 years after the death of the author.

Real Estate

• noun the fact that land, property or information belongs to and is available to the public

Military

• noun a type of blister and vomiting agent.

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Contexts for “public domain”

8 definitions in context
• General Science
• Computing
• Information & Library Science
• Law
• Media Studies
• Real Estate
• Military