Public Domain Center

Happy New Year and #publicdomainday! Listen to CSPD director Jenkins talk with NPR's @MorningEdition about the works that entered the public domain this morning npr.org/2026/01/01/nx-…

It's almost #publicdomainday! What's in the US public domain tomorrow? Here is a <2 min sneak peek, complete with film footage. Enjoy! youtu.be/Lh9f_k7fQPA

It’s #publicdomainday soon! What’s in the US public domain Jan 1? Works from 1930: Betty Boop, Pluto (as Rover), As I Lay Dying, The Murder at the Vicarage, Nancy Drew books, I Got Rhythm, Georgia on My Mind, films ft Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, & more…web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdom…

From Popeye to Singin’ in the Rain – CBS Mornings talks to CSPD Director Jennifer Jenkins about Public Domain Day 2025! youtube.com/watch?v=KBCCsF…

TikTok lovers, think you know all the great dance moves? Get ready to dance like it’s 1929! Watch incredible sequences from movies and cartoons that just became public domain in 2025 youtu.be/pEw5_VmMGps

What can you do with public domain music? Ask Disney! Watch how Mickey cartoons from 1929 – now in the public domain – brilliantly used public domain music youtu.be/K6DkWZ9HnwA

Happy #publicdomainday 2025! What entered the US public domain Jan 1? Popeye, Tintin, novels from Faulkner & Hemingway, Singin’ in the Rain…Find out more, with download links and a remarkable new discovery about Popeye web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdom…

It’s almost #publicdomainday 2025! What will be in the US public domain Jan 1? Works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924. Popeye, Tintin, a dozen Mickey cartoons, A Farewell to Arms, Bolero, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Singin’ in the Rain... web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdom…

Public Domain Day is less than a month away! What’s entering the US public domain in 2025? Here’s a sneak peek from Duke’s CSPD! youtu.be/Au2V4BYRjqs?fe…

It includes flow charts explaining each area of IP and even comic book illustrations

Our new Intellectual Property casebook is out and you can download it for free! It’s also free to share and remix under a CC NC BY SA license web.law.duke.edu/cspd/openip/

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Mickey finds his voice! Clara Bow takes a bow. Which cartoon characters hit the public domain next? For all this and more, click here for the very first edition of our Public Domain Newsletter. web.law.duke.edu/cspd/newslette…

Gatsby, Sherlock, and Mickey, oh my! CBS comes to Duke for CSPD Director Jennifer Jenkins’ cinematic tour of how the public domain feeds and shapes our culture cbsnews.com/video/public-d…

Every #publicdomainday is a time capsule. What’s in this year’s? Listen to @DukeCSPD director Jenkins discuss with @MorningEdition the striking similarity between 1928’s debates about sexuality, gender fluidity, and censorship and those we are having today npr.org/2024/01/01/122…

Today is #publicdomainday 2024! Works from 1928 and sound recordings from 1923 are public domain in the US. See what's on tap web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdom…

Only one day until Public Domain Day 2024! Watch @DukeCSPD Director Jennifer Jenkins talk with @jolingkent about #publicdomainday on the CBS evening news youtube.com/watch?v=M_ePdl…

Jennifer Jenkins, head of @DukeCSPD and @lessig talk to CBS Saturday morning about Mickey Mouse entering the public domain! x.com/cbssaturday/st…

It's almost #publicdomainday! Here's a preview of what will be public domain in the US on Jan 1 2024. More at web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdom…

@misskyokom Later English translations may still be copyrighted but you can create your own translation of the original German lyrics.

January 1 2024 is Public Domain Day! Works from 1928 go into the US public domain: Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence, Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, Buster Keaton’s The Cameraman, Cole Porter’s Let’s Do It;+ sound recordings from 1923 & much more!  web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdom…