Public Domain Day (USA) -- January 1, 2026

[Gord_in_Toronto]

January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925!

Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law

January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US law; the copyright terms in other countries are different.[2] On January 1, 2026, thousands of...

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A couple or three that I noted because of my curious interests -- Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men; Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons; and Betty Boop.

Lots more of potential interest.

 

[junkshop]

...Betty Boop...

But only the dog version.

 

[alfaniner]

I understand that the Disney monster had the clout to extend copyright expirations by decades, at various times. My question is, how were they finally stopped at 95 years?

 

[Orphia Nay]

Lots more of potential interest.

"All Quiet on the Western Front" film.
"The Maltese Falcon" book.
Piet Mondrian's "Composition No.II" painting.

Thanks, very interesting!

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

"All Quiet on the Western Front" film.
"The Maltese Falcon" book.
Piet Mondrian's "Composition No.II" painting.

Thanks, very interesting!

"The ... ah ... stuff dreams are made of."