Although the term domain did not come into use until the mid-18th century, the concept can be traced back to the ancient Roman law, "as a preset system included in the property right … See more

Definitions of the boundaries of the public domain in relation to copyright, or intellectual property more generally, regard the public … See more

Pamela Samuelson has identified eight "values" that can arise from information and works in the public domain.
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In some countries, certain works may never fully lapse into the public domain. In the United Kingdom, for example, there is a perpetual crown copyright for the Authorized King … See more

Books
A public-domain book is a book with no copyright, a book that was created without a license, or a book … See more

Derivative works include translations, musical arrangements, and dramatizations of a work, as well as other forms of transformation or … See more

In 2010, The Creative Commons proposed the Public Domain Mark (PDM) as symbol to indicate that a work is free of known copyright restrictions … See more