public domain

public domain
The public lands of the United States or of a state. Barker v Harvey, 181 US 481, 490, 45 L Ed 963, 968, 21 S Ct 690; People v Shearer, 30 Cal 645, 658. Literary, musical, or dramatic compositions so dedicated to the public as not to be subject to copyright. 18 Am J2d Copyr § 42. A device or process so well known and in such common use as not to be patentable. 40 Am J1st Pat § 25.

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