Public domain

The public domain comprises the body of knowledge and innovation (especially creative works such as writing, art, music, and inventions) in relation to which no person or other legal entity can establish or maintain proprietary interests. This body of information and creativity is considered to be part of the common cultural and intellectual heritage of humanity, which in general anyone may use or exploit.

External links

• Flowchart to determine Public Domain status of a work in the U.S.
• Chris Sprigman's article The mouse that ate the public domain: Disney, The Copyright Term Extension Act, And Eldred v. Ashcroft
• Copyright Research and Information center - about the copyright law in Japan
• MPEG video recordings of panel discussions from the Conference on the Public Domain (2001) panelists include Eben Moglen, Robin Gross and Lawrence Lessig
• Short list of uncopyrightable things in the U.S.
• Summary list of copyright terms in other countries
• Union for the Public Domain
• OpenFlix Directory of films in the US public domain.
• Creative Commons: some rights reserved
• Public Knowledge
• Public Domain and Wikimedia : A 3 Minutes Documentary by Soufron

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