This Annex of the Report frames the state of the public domain in Europe. Together with the review of the definition, sources, value and role of the public domain, this section will examine the challenges and bottlenecks impinging on the public domain. In addition, this Annex will discuss the opportunities that digitization and the Internet revolution have been offering to the public domain as well as access to knowledge. Annex II is intended to fuel and propel the final propositional part of the Report including the COMMUNIA policy recommendations.