JOIN US: Weird Tales from the Public Domain: Freeing Culture from Corporate Captivity
- Weird Tales from the Public Domain: Freeing Culture from Corporate CaptivityWatch the Internet Archive's January 25, 2024 program "Weird Tales from the Public Domain", with an amazing lineup of academics, librarians, musicians, artists and advocates coming together to help illuminate the significance of this new class of works entering the public domain!
By Jennifer Jenkins
Director, Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domain
CC BY 4.0
Please note that this site is only about US law; the copyright terms in other countries may be different (learn more here)
January 1, 2024 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1928 are open to all!
Each year, certain works in the United States lose their protection under copyright on January 1st and enter the public domain based on their copyright date. Because of this, librarians and scholars celebrate New Year's Day as Public Domain Day in the United States.