public domainness

noun

The state or quality of being in the public domain, free of copyright restrictions.

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Meanings

nounpublic domainness (uncountable)
  1. informalrareuncountableThe 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

From public domain + -ness.

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APA

public domainness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20domainness

MLA

“public domainness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20domainness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public domainness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20domainness.

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