information is in the public domain
1in the public domain — ► if information is in the public domain, it is available for everyone to see or know about: »All the facts of this case are not in the public domain. → Compare THE PRIVATE DOMAIN(Cf. ↑the private domain) Main Entry: ↑the public domain …
2in the public domain — 1) if something such as information is in the public domain, people in general know about it because it is not secret 2) something such as a book, play, or piece of software that is in the public domain can be used by anyone and is not protected… …
3public domain — public do main1 noun in the public domain if something such as information is in the public domain, people in general know about it because it is not secret 2. ) something such as a book, play, or piece of software that is in the public domain… …
4come into the public domain — to cease being a secret It refers to embarrassing or scandalous information which politicians or public employees wish to conceal: Naturally we are, all of us, in the Service concerned that advice one has given could be misunderstood if …
5public domain — N SING: usu in the N If information is in the public domain, it is not secret and can be used or discussed by anyone. It is outrageous that the figures are not in the public domain... The state of their marriage has been put into the public… …
6public domain — public do main n [singular] law something that is in the public domain is available for anyone to have or use ▪ The information is not currently in the public domain . ▪ Public domain software is sometimes called shareware …
7Public domain — This article is about public ownership of creative works. For use in relationship to public lands, see Public domain (land). For how the public domain applies to Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Public domain. Intellectual property law …
8public domain — noun property rights that are held by the public at large • Hypernyms: ↑property right * * * noun the public domain 1 : the state of something that is not owned by a particular person or company and is available for anyone to use The software has …
9public domain — 1. noun a) The feature of intellectual property being not protected under patent or copyright, i.e. no person or other legal entity can establish proprietary interests. , This book is in public domain b) Open land such as unowned prairie in the… …
10Wikipedia:Public domain status of official government works — Shortcut: WP:PDOMG The public domain status of official government works is sometimes difficult to determine, but keeps coming up on Wikipedia again and again. There are some easy cases: works of the United States federal government, for example …
