Category:Public Domain

What is public domain?

• The public domain is generally defined as consisting of works that are either ineligible for copyright protection or with expired copyrights. No permission whatsoever is needed to copy or use public domain works. Public domain works can serve as the foundation for new creative works. Public domain works can also be copied and distributed without any permission or paying royalties.
• Public domain works are not copyrighted, no rights reserved, free for personal and commercial use.
• How and when works become part of the public domain?