Public Domain Mark

Creative Commons Public Domain Mark
Creative Commons Public Domain Mark (button)

Public Domain Mark (PDM) is a symbol used to indicate that a work is free of known copyright restrictions and therefore in the public domain. It is analogous to the copyright symbol, which is commonly used to indicate as copyright notice that a work is copyrighted. The Public Domain Mark was developed by Creative Commons.[1][2]

Uses

For instance Wikimedia Commons has on February 2016 2.9 million works (~10% of all works) listed as PDM.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Creative Commons announces the Public Domain Mark". The H Open. The H. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  2. ↑ Diane Peters (2010-10-11). "Improving Access to the Public Domain: the Public Domain Mark". Creative Commons. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  3. ↑ Category:CC-PD-Mark on February 2016

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