public domain
Noun

public domain (uncountable)

  1. The realm of intellectual property which is not protected by patents or copyright, i.e. over which no person or other legal entity can establish a proprietary interest.
    This book is in the public domain.
    There is very little information about the treaty which is in the public domain.
  2. Open land such as unowned prairie in the western and southwestern United States; space not subject to a land patent.
  3. The realm of published works, as opposed to unpublished tracts.
Translations Translations
  • German: gemeinfrei
  • Portuguese: em domínio público
  • Spanish: de(l) dominio público



This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002
Offline English dictionary