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	Home . Content Library . FAQs . Public domain - What does “public domain” refer to? Public domain - What does “public domain” refer to? The term “public domain” refers to material in which all copyright has expired. The term can also refer to material where the copyright owner has given very broad permissions to people to use it. < back to previous page

Ideas - Does copyright protect my ideas?

Internet - Is everything on the Internet in the public domain?

Copying - Has a painter infringed copyright in my photograph by reproducing it as a painting?

Ideas - I have an idea for a novel. How can I make sure no one else uses it?

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