general publication
- The distribution or transmission of a copyrighted work that suggests the work is devoted to the public domain or that the copyright is given up
- The author's early works were under general publication, meaning they became public domain and no longer held any copyrights.
- General publication was presumed when the literary work was disseminated without any restrictions, thereby abandoning the copyright.
- She risked general publication when she openly shared her original musical compositions, thus putting her copyrights into question.
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