Public Domain Mark

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The Public Domain Mark is a Creative Commons tool used to label works that are believed to be free of known copyright restrictions worldwide.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Creative Commons legal tool
copyright marking tool
intellectual property rights designation
public domain label
abbreviation PDM
appliesTo works believed to be free of known copyright restrictions
works in the worldwide public domain
attributionRequired false
category copyright law
open content
public domain
describedAs a mark for works free of known copyright restrictions
developedBy Creative Commons
distinguishedFrom CC0
copyright licenses
documentation Creative Commons Public Domain Mark deeds and legal code
doesNotProvide legal guarantee of public domain status
governs reuse of marked public domain works
hasAlternativeName Public Domain Mark 1.0
hasFeature human-readable icon
machine-readable marking metadata
intendedFor works already in the public domain
introducedBy Creative Commons
isPartOf Creative Commons public domain tools
jurisdiction international
legalStatus labeling tool
not a license
licenseType public domain marking tool
nonCommercial false
notIntendedFor placing new works into the public domain
publisher Creative Commons
purpose to facilitate reuse of public domain works
to mark works that are believed to be in the public domain worldwide
to signal absence of known copyright restrictions
relatedTo CC0
Creative Commons licenses
requires good faith determination of public domain status
rightsStatementType rights label
scope public domain works only
worldwide
symbol PDM icon
usedBy archives
cultural heritage institutions
libraries
museums
website https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm/

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Public Domain Mark ("Creative Commons Public Domain Mark deeds and legal code")
documentation
Public Domain Mark ("Public Domain Mark 1.0")
hasAlternativeName
Creative Commons License Chooser
supportsLicense

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