Direct quote from the page:
Please note that this site is only about US law; the copyright terms in other countries are different.[2]
On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925. They will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon
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We’ve been robbed of the public domain - pirate everything with a clear conscience.
Yeah, it’s currently Life of Creator + 70 years, which is fucking ridiculous
Has any software ever entered the public domain through copyright expiration? I think software at least 70 years old (125 years for corporate created) when its copyright expires prevents it from being any benefit at all.
Software in general is actually very hard to copyright, as you cannot legally copyright code, the most you’re allowed to do is patent the process the code is doing.
More often the copyright applies to everything else, like the brand, and the UI
One of the now public films is the war film “Hell’s Angels” (about fighter pilots, not bikers). It’s directed by Howard Hughes, I thought “that’s odd” because he was an airplane designer, not a director; so I looked it up on Wikipedia. The more I read the more Hughes’ project sounded like a parallel to dumb shit Elon is doing, buying a social media outlet… okay, making a major motion picture… sure, firing a third of the company and running it into the ground… predictable, getting several people killed during filming and never recouping the cost of production… wow.
Hughes has a reputation as an eccentric reclusive genius, he designed some great aircraft, he made a lot of money, but he was problematic whenever he stepped out of his lane. We’re probably lucky he never got into politics.
But here’s what really caught my eye, (I’ll quote from the Wikipedia page).
When Paul Mantz, the principal stunt pilot, informed Hughes that a stunt in the final scene was too dangerous, Hughes piloted the aircraft himself, but crashed; he suffered a skull fracture and had to undergo facial surgery as well. Three stunt pilots and a mechanic died in accidents during filming.
I’m not sure if Hughes really “learned his lesson” from that, but I’m willing to bet that coming that close to death would affect anyone. How do we get Elon to do anything that would actually give him pause? How do we get him a life altering experience (not necessarily a near death experience, but I’m not oppressed to that either)?
He needs a near-death experience IMO
It’s ridiculous. Fuck the Mickey Mouse Protection Act.
Marx Bros entering public domain? Hell yes.
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So it goes
No work of his is entering public domain this year, unfortunately.
Yeah, it’ll be a while yet
I love the public domain
A little early to celebrate? ;)
No, it’s not, release from copyright is incredibly well protected under law, despite multiple multiple multiple attempts to make it not so.
It’s one of the few things that’s bipartisan, that once copyright on something finally does end, it should be illegal to sue someone for trying to make something with it
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Ewww…
fuck off clanker
