public domain
noun
1
: land owned directly by the government
2
: the realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to appropriation by anyone
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What's more, a lot of the names that are going to be on this list, according to my reporting, are already public domain.
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CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
This year, the original versions of Popeye the Sailor and Tintin are among the characters entering the U.S. public domain.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
The Skymaster was largely forgotten, at least in the official and public domain, creating a chasm of silence for the victims’ families.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Around the same time, DiCaprio began developing his own project around the Holmes case without the rights to Larson's book, instead drawing from public domain material with writers Aaron and Matthew Benay.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
This year, the original versions of Popeye the Sailor and Tintin are among the characters entering the U.S. public domain.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
The Skymaster was largely forgotten, at least in the official and public domain, creating a chasm of silence for the victims’ families.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Around the same time, DiCaprio began developing his own project around the Holmes case without the rights to Larson's book, instead drawing from public domain material with writers Aaron and Matthew Benay.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Public domain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20domain. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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