public domain

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Earlier this year, the preliminary design of Betty Boop featured in “Dizzy Dishes” entered public domain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“I had thought these were our deepest secrets, the things we kept entirely for each other,” she thinks, but by some grievous betrayal they have entered the public domain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Meanwhile, the Bible bursts with globally familiar stories, all of which are in the public domain.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

"We don't have those reports to date," she said, other than those in the public domain.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

"We're a public domain organization. There's no such thing as secret or secure information here."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir