Geeking out on copyright: Many 1923 works are now free

January 1, 2019 is a good day for fans of the public domain. Why? "For the first time in over 20 years, published works (music, art, literature) will enter the U.S. public domain" (Center for the Study of the Public Domain, 2018). What does that mean? Well, there will be a lot more versions of 1923 "classics", including works by Agatha Christie, Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan), e.e. cummings, Robert Frost, and many more. 

Want to learn more? Take your pick of the articles online...there are a lot more people excited about this than you think. 

• New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out

• These 1923 Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain in 2019

• Art from 1923 Is About to Enter the Public Domain. According to Critics From 1923, Here's the Worst of It. 

• After a 20 year delay, works from 1923 will finally enter the public domain tomorrow

• Class of 2019

One of the worst films of 1923?

The Prophet  comes into the public domain on 1/1/2019

Center for the Study of the Public Domain. (2018). Public Domain Day 2019. Retrieved from https://law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2019/.