Works in the public domain are those whose intellectual property rights have expired, been forfeited, or are inapplicable. Examples include the works of Shakespeare and Beethoven, most of the early silent films, the formulae of Newtonian physics, and the patents on powered flight. The term is not normally applied to situations when the creator of a work retains residual rights, in which case use of the work is referred to as "under license" or with permission.
In informal usage, the public domain consists of works that are publicly available; while according to the formal definition it consists of works that are unavailable for private ownership or are available for public use. As rights are country-based and vary, a work may be subject to rights in one country and not in another. Some rights depend on registrations with a country-by-country basis, and the absence of registration in a particular country, if required, implies public domain status in that country.
Public Domain is one of the Traditional Safety Valves.
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... offers a way to release material into the public domain through CC0, a legal tool for waiving as many rights as legally possible, worldwide ... In 2010, Creative Commons announced its Public Domain Mark, a tool for labeling works already in the public domain ... Together, CC0 and the Public Domain Mark replace the Public Domain Dedication and Certification, which took a U.S.-centric approach and co-mingled distinct operations ...
... GoodTimes began with the distribution of copies of public domain titles ... Productions, as well a selection of the now-public domain works of Burbank Films Australia ... In addition, GoodTimes released several compilations assembled from public domain films, movie trailers, old television programs and newsreels ...
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... found at dollar stores because a handful of episodes have fallen into the public domain ... Gumby episodes believed to be in the public domain include "Too Loo", "Gumby Concerto", "Robot Rumpus", "Mysterious Fires," "Stuck on Books", "Gold Rush Gumby", and "Tricky Train" ...
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