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

  • JensSpahnpasta@feddit.orgEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    Just a little warning: US copyright works different than copyright in other countries. So be careful if you’re not living in the land of the crazy orange one and look up your local rules. Publishers will defend their copyrights even if something is public domain in the US.