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public domainness

public domainness noun: the state or quality of being in the public domain, free of copyright restrictions.

Noun

public domainness (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) The state or quality of being in the public domain, free of copyright restrictions.
    • Any regime applied to the public domain should ensure such free use. Yet, the ‘public domainness’ does not guarantee as such a freedom to access to the resources it contains. Access to a public domain work will depend on many factors.2011 March 4, Séverine Dusollier, “SCOPING STUDY ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN”, in World Intellectual Property Organization

Origin of public domainness

From public domain + -ness.

Questions about public domainness

What does public domainness mean?
Public domainness means the state or quality of being in the public domain, free of copyright restrictions.
What part of speech is public domainness?
Public domainness is a noun.

Words near public domainness in the dictionary

  1. public diplomacy
  2. public display of affection
  3. public displays of affection
  4. public domain
  5. Public Domain Day
  6. public domainness
  7. public enemies
  8. public enemy
  9. Public Enemy No. 1
  10. public enemy number one
  11. public eye

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