---
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 %}