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What is in the public domain?

Anything that is not protected by copyright is in the public domain. This includes: Unprotectable subject matter (facts, information, ideas, methods, processes, inventions, titles, names, slogans, short phrases, common geometric shapes, familiar symbols, unoriginal compilations systems (e.g., ordering things alphabetically), works created by U.S. government employees, natural objects formed or shaped by natural forces without […]

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Are titles, names, slogans, and short phrases protected by copyright?

No. A title, name, slogan or short phrase is not protected by copyright. Coming up with a title, name, slogan or short phrase is not considered a sufficiently creative and expressive act to qualify for copyright protection. In some cases, a title, name, slogan or short phrase may be protected as a trademark if it

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