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The Sound of Harlem – 3 LPs (1920-48) : Various artists – Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming – Internet Archive
Editor’s Note: This is just one sample of the new public domain content online now, via the Internet Archive. See and review the main Internet Archive blog post about the newly available public domain materials, and also https://blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2026/ Also note, the listing shows 48 mp3 files. The featured image at top is by WP AI.…
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The New York Times sues Perplexity for producing ‘verbatim’ copies of its work – The Verge
The New York Times sues Perplexity for producing ‘verbatim’ copies of its work The NYT alleges Perplexity ‘unlawfully crawls, scrapes, copies, and distributes’ work from its website. by Emma Roth, Dec 5, 2025, 7:42 AM PS, Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more.…
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Perlmutter Tells SCOTUS Trump is Making ‘An Inexcusable Mess’ of Library of Congress Governance – IPWatchdog.com -Patents & Intellectual Property Law
By Eileen McDermott, 7 hours ago Perlmutter Tells SCOTUS Trump is Making ‘An Inexcusable Mess’ of Library of Congress Governance “The question here is not whether the Register of Copyrights or the Librarian of Congress has any functions that can be characterized as ‘executive’ for constitutional purposes; it is whether Congress decided to organize the…
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Lifecycle of Copyright: 1929 Works in the Public Domain | Copyright
Lifecycle of Copyright: 1929 Works in the Public Domain January 30, 2025 Posted by: Alison Hall Source Links: Lifecycle of Copyright: 1929 Works in the Public Domain | Copyright
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Making the Public Domain Even More Horrifying: Modest Proposals for Turning 1920s Classics Into Slasher Fare, From Mickey to Hemingway (Column) – IMDb
Making the Public Domain Even More Horrifying: Modest Proposals for Turning 1920s Classics Into Slasher Fare, From Mickey to Hemingway (Column) “It’s become an annual ritual: Every Jan. 1, more classic works of art or characters enter the public domain, and exploitation filmmakers with a tiny budget and a big taste for grisliness are scouring…
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Popeye, Tintin among works entering U.S. public domain in 2025 : NPR
Pop Culture Popeye, Tintin and more will enter the public domain in the new year December 26, 20245:00 AM ET By Rachel Treisman Jan 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It’s the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of…
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Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and Hemingway – WTOP News
The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in the United States on Jan. 1. Books show American lit at its height The books becoming public this year read like the syllabus for an American literature seminar. “The Sound and the Fury,” arguably William Faulkner’s…
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Welcoming 1927 to the Public Domain – Internet Archive Blogs | Internet Archive
Welcoming 1927 to the Public Domain Posted on January 1, 2023 by Alexis Rossi This year we are welcoming works from 1927 into the public domain in the United States, including books, periodicals, sheet music, and movies. Big events of 1927 include the first transatlantic phone call from New York to London, the formation of…
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publication date 1927 Publisher doubleday & company, inc. Collection internet archive books Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English Volume 2 Editor’s Note: Now free of copyright, multiple versions available for download. See also Volume 1 Source: The Complete Sherlock Holmes : Sir Arthur…
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The complete Sherlock Holmes : Volume 1: Arthur Conan Doyle : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Publication date 1927 Collection internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English Volume 1 Editor’s Note: Now free of copyright, multiple versions available for download. See also Volume 2. Source: The complete Sherlock Holmes : Arthur Conan Doyle : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming :…
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Sherlock Holmes will finally escape copyright this weekend – The Verge
Metropolis, To The Lighthouse, and the final Holmes stories are all entering the public domain. By Adi Robertson / @thedextriarchy, Dec 28, 2022, 10:00 AM PST Watching the copyrights on art expire still feels like a novelty. After all, the US public domain was frozen in time for 20 years, thawing only in 2019. But…
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Internet Archive Seeks Summary Judgment in Federal Lawsuit Filed By Publishing Companies | Internet Archive Blogs
Posted on July 8, 2022 by chrisfreeland The motion for summary judgment, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Durie Tangri LLP, explains that our Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) program is a lawful fair use that preserves traditional library lending in…
