Public Domain Day

[quincy]

Today, January 1, 2022, creative works from 1926 that were copyrighted, and published with the authorization of the author, now join the works published before 1925 in the public domain. The public is now able to use these original publications freely, without cost or fear of infringement.

Some of the half million or so 1926 works that now enter the public domain include A.A. Milne’s first Winnie-the-Pooh book and the book’s illustrations by E.H. Shepard. Tigger, as a note, was not introduced until 1928 so he is not yet in the public domain.

Also entering the public domain is Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, and H.L. Mencken’s Notes on Democracy.

Additional public domain works from 1926 are Al Jolson’s sound recording of Swanee and Enrico Caruso’s sound recording of O Sole Mio and The Sousa Band’s sound recording of The Star-Spangled Banner; the movies Don Juan, Battling Butler (with Buster Keaton) and The Temptress (with Greta Garbo); and the musical compositions Are You Lonesome Tonight and When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin’ Along.

The U.S. Copyright Office (https://www.copyright.gov) has a search feature and you can find a nice look at some of the newest additions to the public domain at:
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2022/

 

[cbg]

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[quincy]

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Oops. It works now.

 

[cbg]

Yes it does, thank you! I love vintage books and will have a lot of fun exploring!

 

[quincy]

Yes it does, thank you! I love vintage books and will have a lot of fun exploring!

There are some good ones.

It will be interesting to see if their entry into the public domain spawns some new creative works.

 

[adjusterjack]

you can find a nice look at some of the newest additions to the public domain at:
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2022/

The article itself is well worth reading.

It will be interesting to see if their entry into the public domain spawns some new creative works.

Kindle and ebooks will abound.

 

[quincy]

The article itself is well worth reading.



Kindle and ebooks will abound.

The information in the Duke Law link on the public domain is definitely worth reading.

 

[cbg]

Kindle and ebooks will abound.

And Project Gutenberg will expand.

 

[quincy]

Many of the works created in 1926 are, unfortunately, lost forever due to inadequate preservation.