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

External links

• Public Domain Mark