The Public Domain

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
inventions
musical composition
scientific works
trademarks (in some cases)
gptkbp:defines works not protected by copyright and free for public use
gptkbp:example Shakespeare's plays
Beethoven's symphonies
government works (in some jurisdictions)
works published before 1924 in the United States
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:treaty
national copyright laws
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Public Domain
gptkbp:publicDomainDay January 1
gptkbp:reasonForEntry dedication by copyright holder
expiration of copyright
failure to comply with copyright formalities
ineligibility for copyright
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Creative_Commons_Zero
open access
copyleft
public sector information
free culture movement
fair use
commons
orphan works
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:intellectual_property
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mark_Benninghofen
gptkb:Tracey_Maloney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6