Public Domain Day

an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain.
Event observance Q2917032
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Public Domain Day was established in 2004.

Public Domain Day

Summary

Public Domain Day is an observance[1]. It draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (observance category, ranking #3 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Public Domain Day's instance of is recorded as observance[3].
  • Public Domain Day's instance of is recorded as recurring event[4].
  • public domain is named after Public Domain Day[5].
  • Public Domain Day's logo image is recorded as PD day.png[6].
  • Public Domain Day's subclass of is recorded as recurring event[7].
  • Public Domain Day's Commons category is recorded as Public Domain Day[8].
  • Public Domain Day's commemorates is recorded as public domain[9].
  • +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Public Domain Day[10].
  • Public Domain Day's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hr0xh3[11].
  • Public Domain Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as January 1[12].
  • Public Domain Day's official website is recorded as https://www.pdday.org[13].
  • Public Domain Day's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Public Domain Day[14].
  • Public Domain Day's facet of is recorded as first day of the year[15].
  • Public Domain Day's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IPDD'}[16].
  • Public Domain Day's related Wikidata property is recorded as P3893[17].
  • Public Domain Day's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Public Domain Day'}[18].
  • Public Domain Day's X is recorded as publicdomainday[19].
  • Public Domain Day's hashtag is recorded as PublicDomainDay[20].
  • Public Domain Day's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Open access[21].
  • Public Domain Day's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1213'}[22].

Why It Matters

Public Domain Day draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (observance category, ranking #3 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Open Access Tracking Project. Retrieved . tagteam.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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