--- title: public domain alignment: lawful --- {% block examples -%} "This work has passed into the public domain" "Document has been published in the public domain" {%- endblock %} {% block usage -%} Correctly to identify [works](/work) that are not restricted by [copyright](/copyright) Incorrectly in the context of any [information](/information) that is publicly available {%- endblock %} {% block recommendations -%} Promote the word in the correct meaning to rise awareness of the importance of culture not restricted by copyright law Indicate that not all publicly available materials are [free](/free) (as in [freedom](/freedom)) to use {%- endblock %}