Public Domain Day

Each January 1st, celebrate Public Domain Day with us and learn about works that have become free to share and remix! Run by @boosda & @lukasmezger & @ter_burg

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Happy Public Domain Day 2024!

May you cheerfully cruise into the new year like Mickey Mouse in Disney's 1928 cartoon 'Steamboat Willie' – now in the Public Domain in the United States and many other jurisdictions! #publicdomainday

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It is Public Domain Day!

Every 1st of January, Wikimedia communities around the world celebrate art and science that enter the Public Domain and are now free to use by everyone.

Read about what Public Domain Day means for the free knowledge movement ⬇️

https://t.co/F26GPtVNRd

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A first collection of works entering the public domain selected by Re:PublicDomain from @DoDock18 https://t.co/IxBkCaogBd

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Thank you for your important role in making this happen, @lessig!

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Can't quite believe this is happening, but Congress is gone so the law is not changing!

Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain https://t.co/FC2IfQRELZ

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Here’s @doctorow's take on Disney's "Steamboat Willie" entering the Public Domain:

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Today's Twitter threads (a Twitter thread).

Inside: It all started with a mouse; and more!

Archived at: https://t.co/N2B5fiVKR8

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@larre_perez Actually, it is happening – we will keep you updated!

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As #publicdomainday 2024 draws nearer, the first news stories about this year's 'main event' are popping up – this one comes from @Deseret: "Why #MickeyMouse entering the #publicdomain in 2024 is more complicated than you think" https://t.co/afSAlNfqlG

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This Thursday, celebrate #publicdomainday (with a focus on the works that have entered the Public Domain under U.S. copyright law on 1 January) in a virtual party with the @internetarchive, @creativecommons, and others! 🎉

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THIS THURSDAY: Don't forget our #PublicDomain VIRTUAL party! Join Internet Archive, @creativecommons and many others to celebrate the works of art & culture from 1927 that have entered the public domain. https://t.co/SY3k0EtWhz

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Re:Public Domain Night St.Gallen - Ein Abend voll mit Bildern, Videos, Tönen und Geschichten längst vergessener Künstler:innen deren Werkes seit 2023 gemeinfrei sind. Freitag 20.1.23, 20:00, StationStation, https://t.co/O8igzwArmL @DoDock18

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Happy Public Domain Day from Italy – with a special focus on philosopher, @pen_int president and noted democrat Benedetto Croce: #publicdomainday

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The Internet Archive is hosting a virtual Public Domain Day party on 19 & 20 January focused on the works that have entered the Public Domain in the United States in 2023! 🎉

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As of today, most published works from 1927 have entered the public domain in the US! Celebrate with us on Jan 19 & 20: https://t.co/xaq14l5gbD

Welcome to the #PublicDomain:
🎞️ The Beloved Rogue, starring John Barrymore
https://t.co/QPOMWuCgmc

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1 January is #PublicDomainDay, the annual milestone when creative works become part of the public domain and can be freely re-used, including on Wikipedia.

Check out some of the books, films, and other works entering the public domain in 2023.

https://t.co/UeH8YXsCfE

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It is 1 January, or #PublicDomainDay – the annual milestone when certain creative works become part of the public domain.

Wikimedia volunteer @lukasmezger shares a few works that are now available and what this day means for the free knowledge movement.

https://t.co/NHB1Xh2IkB

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@publicdomainday @wikimediapt @rnbp_pt @ANSOL And because we all know the internet is all about cats, here's a Public Domain cat, an (untitled) drawing by Portuguese "Ofélia Marques", whose works enter in the Public Domain today! 🥳

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Happy #publicdomainday from Spain! The Spanish National Library (@BNE_biblioteca) has published a cool interactive map featuring the authors whose works are entering the Public Domain under Spain's unique 80-year (!) copyright term today: https://t.co/prbEyKuGyN

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In Portugal, @wikimediapt is celebrating #publicdomainday together with the National Library (@rnbp_pt) and Software Livre (@ANSOL):

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🗓️🧵🧶Dia 1 de Janeiro, comemora-se o Dia do Domínio Público e a festa por cá será no dia 6 de Janeiro na Biblioteca Nacional. Haverão palestras e workshops. A participação é gratuita. 🧵🧶

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@LancsLibraries We will be tweeting about which works are now free under (inter alia) UK law over the course of the day, so please stay tuned! 😊

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@LancsLibraries Careful – this only applies under United States copyright law which has a unique term of protection. In the UK (and in the rest of the world), the law is different: Hesse's works are protected until 2033, Doyle's are already free since 2001, and Woolf's since 2012.

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Frohen Tag der Gemeinfreiheit! Here is some German-language #publicdomainday coverage from @WikimediaDE:

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Frohes neues Jahr und happy #PublicDomainDay 2023. Wir feiern den Tag der #Gemeinfreiheit! Viele Werke sind ab sofort ohne urheberrechtliche Einschränkungen verfügbar und können z. B. in #Wikipedia genutzt werden. Mehr dazu von @lukasmezger im Blog 👉 https://t.co/GNtqSVE0n7

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Erma Bossi's role in the development of the expressionist school of painting has long been overlooked. You can learn more about Bossi and her works in this short biography: https://t.co/UTsWBXV8kl

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Happy Public Domain Day 2023! Let's celebrate in style with Erma Bossi's fun painting "Circus", which just entered the Public Domain – meaning it is now free to re-use and remix by anyone! #publicdomainday