public domain

domaine public

Œuvres ou inventions utilisables par tous, car elles ne sont pas protégées par le droit d'auteur ou un brevet.

En anglais simple : Books, images, or inventions that anyone may use because copyright or patent rules do not protect them.

• This painting is in the public domain.
• Her early novels have entered the public domain.
• Can we use music from the public domain?

Comment l'utiliser : in the public domain (The old illustration is in the public domain.); enter the public domain (The poem will enter the public domain next year.)

Expressions courantes : the public domain, public domain works, public domain images

domaine public

Situation d'une information connue de tous ou accessible à tous, plutôt que gardée secrète.

En anglais simple : The state of being known or available to everyone, rather than kept secret.

• The facts are in the public domain.
• These documents entered the public domain last week.
• How much information is now in the public domain?

Comment l'utiliser : in the public domain (The figures are already in the public domain.); into the public domain (The investigation brought those details into the public domain.)

Synonymes : public knowledge

Expressions courantes : the public domain, in the public domain

domaine public

Situation d'une chose qui n'appartient à personne et que chacun peut utiliser.

En anglais simple : The state of belonging to nobody, so anyone can use it.

• The resource is in the public domain.
• They placed their shared collection in the public domain.
• Does this material belong in the public domain?

Comment l'utiliser : in the public domain (These shared resources are in the public domain.)

Expressions courantes : the public domain, in the public domain

terres publiques

Terres détenues pour le public, qui n'ont été ni cédées ni vendues à un propriétaire privé.

En anglais simple : Land held for the public that has not been given or sold to a private owner.

• The valley remained in the public domain.
• Settlers claimed land from the public domain.
• The survey identified acres still in the public domain.

Comment l'utiliser : in the public domain (Those western lands remained in the public domain.)

Synonymes : public land

Expressions courantes : the public domain, public domain land