A work in the public domain may:

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A work in the public domain may:

Public domain means a work is no longer protected by copyright, so anyone can use it without permission. This can happen when the copyright term expires, allowing the work to enter the public domain. That’s why an expired copyright fits the idea of a public-domain work. Patents are a separate type of protection for inventions, not for creative works. A work being in the public domain isn’t about having or not having a patent, so this isn’t the defining feature. Public-domain works aren’t restricted to photographs; they can be text, music, art, or other media, so “consist only of photographs” isn’t a characteristic of public-domain status. Fair use is a concept that applies to works still under copyright; public-domain works don’t rely on fair use because there is no copyright to infringe.

Public domain means a work is no longer protected by copyright, so anyone can use it without permission. This can happen when the copyright term expires, allowing the work to enter the public domain. That’s why an expired copyright fits the idea of a public-domain work.

Patents are a separate type of protection for inventions, not for creative works. A work being in the public domain isn’t about having or not having a patent, so this isn’t the defining feature.

Public-domain works aren’t restricted to photographs; they can be text, music, art, or other media, so “consist only of photographs” isn’t a characteristic of public-domain status.

Fair use is a concept that applies to works still under copyright; public-domain works don’t rely on fair use because there is no copyright to infringe.

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