While I‘ve always hated New Year’s Day, there is one thing that always happens on January 1 that I love: Public Domain Day. https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/
Media from 1927 go public domain in the United States. This year, perhaps the most significant properties to go public domain are the landmark movies, Metropolis and The Jazz Singer, although looking, what I care about most is a work by favorite author L. M. Montgomery, Emily’s Quest, the third entry in the Emily of New Moon trilogy.
Unfortunately, as Duke points out, Canada has extended its copyright terms this year. The real question is, will the US do nothing for this next year, or will terms be extended again to prevent Mickey Mouse from going public domain in 2024? #PublicDomainDay #publicdomain #intellectualproperty #copyright #LMMontgomery #EmilysQuest #EmilyOfNewMoon #literature #books #Metropolis #TheJazzSinger #classicfilms #films #classicmovies #movies