public domain

public domain
A program that is in the public domain usually has no copyright, and can be copied legally by anybody without payment. BBS's often have public domain software available for people to download. See also shareware, freeware, commercial software.

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  • Public Domain —   [Abk. PD, dt. »öffentlicher Bereich«], im angelsächsischen Urheberrecht Bezeichnung für Werke, Produkte oder Verfahren, an denen keine Eigentumsrechte mehr bestehen. Dies ist der Fall, wenn Patente oder Urheberrechte erloschen sind, nicht… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • public 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • public 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • public domain — ➔ domain …   Financial and business terms

  • public-domain — public domainˈ adjective (computing) Available to the general public free of charge • • • Main Entry: ↑public …   Useful english dictionary

  • public domain — ☆ public domain n. 1. public lands 2. the condition of being free from copyright or patent and, hence, open to use by anyone …   English World dictionary

  • public domain — public domain, adj. Law. 1. the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection. 2. land owned by the government. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Public 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 …   Wikipedia

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