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Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004017

The status of creative works, such as literary, artistic, or musical compositions, that are not protected by intellectual property rights like copyright, patent, or trademark. These works can be freely used, distributed, and adapted by anyone without permission or payment. Works enter the public domain when their intellectual property protections expire or are never established.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004017
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004017",
  "term": "Public domain",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The status of creative works, such as literary, artistic, or musical compositions, that are not protected by intellectual property rights like copyright, patent, or trademark. These works can be freely used, distributed, and adapted by anyone without permission or payment. Works enter the public domain when their intellectual property protections expire or are never established.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/public-domain/"
}

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