Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
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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 copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925.

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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 copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925. They will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon

  • ShaggySnacksEnglish
    26·
    6 months ago

    This just highlights how badly copy right law in general needs to be reformed.

    • gwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Sadly it’s very unlikely in our lifetime, too much money can be made by corpos, and they own the politicians that could change it.