Public domain

The public domain is a range of creative works whose copyright has expired, or was never established; as well as ideas and facts^{[nb 1]} which are ineligible for copyright. A public domain work is a work whose author has either relinquished to the public, or no longer can claim control over, the distribution and usage of the work. As such any person may manipulate, distribute, or otherwise utilize the work, without legal ramifications. A work in the public domain or released under a permissive licence may be referred to as "copycenter".^[6]