Public Domain Day

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • An annual observance on January 1 of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain. Copyrights usually expire every year on January 1 based on the individual copyright laws of each country.

Origin

  • First mentioned by Lawrence Lessig in 2004, but it is unclear when observance began.

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