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When the copyright expires for a work, it enters the public domain, meaning anyone can freely use it without seeking permission or paying a fee. Under US copyright law, all works published at least 95 years before January 1 of the current year are in the public domain. In 2022, for example, all works published in 1926 or earlier are in the public domain in the United States. On January 1, 2023, works published in 1927 will enter the public domain in the United States. The public domain also includes other works, such as: - works published before 1978 without a copyright notice; - works published before 1964 with notice but the copyright was not renewed; - unpublished anonymous and pseudonymous works created more than 120 years ago. Also, due to variations in international copyright laws, works in the public domain vary from one country to another. The following resources may assist in determining whether a particular work is in the public domain in a particular country. January 1, 2023 in the WorldPublic Domain Day is celebrated on January 01, 2023. Public Domain Day is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain. This legal transition of copyright works into the public domain usually happens every year on 1 January based on the individual copyright laws of each country. (With material from: Wikipedia) Where is the event? Worldwide World When is the event? Sunday, the 1st of January 2023 Only 49 days left! More dates:
Public Domain Day or International Public Domain Day is observed on January 1. This is the day when copyrights to certain works expire (mostly 70 years after the death of the last known author or creator) and the projects enter public domain, where it is freely accessible to everyone. This year, works like Disney’s “Winnie-the-Pooh” will be entering the public domain. The significance of this day is that as soon as any content or work (books, poetry, painting) becomes public domain, anyone can build on it, revise it, add it to new works, or use it for new publications without needing permission. The content becomes easily and freely accessible to the general public. Although the duration for copyright laws varies from country to country, in the U.S. and most other countries it’s 70 years after the death of the last known author. History of Public Domain DayIt is unclear when the world formally began celebrating Public Domain Day, but the earliest mentions of this day date back to 2004 by Lawrence Lessig. Lawrence is an American attorney, academic, and political activist who works on the relaxation of laws supporting copyright and trademarks issues regarding technology. Ever since he founded his non-profit organization, Creative Commons, he has been devoted to creating creative works and making them available for others to build upon and to share legally. His project, Project Gutenberg, under Creative Commons, is dedicated to digitizing and archiving public domain works, making them digitally accessible to a wider user base. The organization aims to transform as many classic works as possible into ebooks available to the public. Public Domain Day has been celebrated at a conference level since 2005, and such conferences have been hosted on various dates in various countries, including Poland, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Israel. The first hosting and observance of this day as a proper day to celebrate works entering the public domain was in 2011. With continuous support from other organizations, the day, which was celebrated only in the U.S., cut the attention of the media and has become widespread. Although observing this day became a practice in many countries and was hosted by various other N.G.O.s, the first practically significant Public Domain Day in America was celebrated in 2019, as it was the first year when the copyrights of classical and meaningful works would expire. Public Domain Day timeline2004 First Public Domain Day The first Public Domain Day is observed by Lawrence Lessig. 2011 The Public Domain Review A board to review works that have entered the public domain is created by Open Knowledge Foundation. 2012 First Worldwide Observation of Public Domain Day A celebration of this day is announced in 2012 at a conference in Warsaw, Poland, to make this day an annual occurrence. 2019 Abolishing of Copyright Term Extension Act After a 20-year imposition of this act, the Act was finally abolished and the expiry dates of practically significant works approached. Is every copyright expired work public domain?Technically, any work that has lost its copyright is public domain, but whether it is there to be made accessible to the general public remains an issue. Would anyone’s continuation of a previously copyrighted work make it canon?No! The original work of the author will always remain canon. Any new adaptation or continuation will be considered user-generated and hence would be non-canon. Can public domain works be legally sold?Selling public domain works is perfectly legal, but understanding the laws connected to the copyrighted works and who lost the copyrights remains a complicated and complex matter. Hence, one needs to be thoroughly clear on what can or cannot be sold. How to Observe Public Domain Day
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What will become public domain in 2024?Entering the public domain in the United States
Under the Copyright Term Extension Act, books published in 1928, films released in 1928, and other works published in 1928, enter the public domain in 2024. Sound recordings that were published in 1923 enter the public domain.
What will become public domain in 2025?Under the Copyright Term Extension Act, books published in 1929, films released in 1929, and other works published in 1929, will enter the public domain in 2025. Sound recordings that were published in 1924 will enter the public domain. Unpublished works whose authors died in 1954 will enter the public domain.
What will become public domain in 2022?In 2022, the public domain will welcome a lot of “firsts”: the first Winnie-the-Pooh book from A. A. Milne, the first published novels from Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner, the first books of poems from Langston Hughes and Dorothy Parker.
What will become public domain soon?Newly entering the public domain in 2022 will be: works by people who died in 1951, for countries with a copyright term of “life plus 70 years” (e.g. UK, Russia, most of EU and South America); works by people who died in 1971, for countries with a term of “life plus 50 years” (e.g. Canada, New Zealand, and most of ...
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