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What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by Seattle3503 »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #5

Something about this page doesn't seem to work for me. Clicking the tiles doesn't do anything. It's not ad-blocker-related, I disabled those to test.

The entire page is underwhelming. For someone in the US, I walked away with basically no new information other than some stuff will enter public domain at new years.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by gbear605 »

chistev wrote: post #19
fsckboy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies.

Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means

In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by MyOutfitIsVague »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #5

Something about this page doesn't seem to work for me. Clicking the tiles doesn't do anything. It's not ad-blocker-related, I disabled those to test.

> In our advent-style calendar below, find our top pick of what lies in store for 2026. Each day, as we move through December, we’ll open a new window to reveal our highlights! By public domain day on January 1st they will all be unveiled — look out for a special blogpost from us on that day. (And, of course, if you want to dive straight in and explore the vast swathe of new entrants for yourself, just visit the links above).

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by al_borland »

aaronbrethorst wrote: post #13
Arainach wrote: post #2

To avoid the advent calendar, this may be more useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_public_domain

I see that How to Win Friends and Influence People is on there. I'm looking forward to the inevitable And Zombies adaptation coming in 2027.

So is the Diary of Anne Frank, that will surely get some sort of zombie remix in poor taste, I’m sure.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by fsckboy »

gbear605 wrote: post #22
chistev wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means

In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright.

Hitler did have a nephew by blood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston

and I guess a few others, but dwindling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_family

https://nypost.com/2018/10/08/some-of-hitlers-last-relatives...

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by kec »

fsckboy wrote: post #20
acabal wrote: post #6

For a literature-focused list of items entering the US public domain on 2026, Standard Ebooks has 20 ebooks prepared for release on January 1: https://standardebooks.org/blog/public-domain-day-2026

I don't think that they are allowed to prepare copyrighted items for release in advance of them being in the public domain.

Why would that be the case? Copyright (at least in the US) only restricts distribution, performance and derivation.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by fsckboy »

kec wrote: post #27
fsckboy wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think that they are allowed to prepare copyrighted items for release in advance of them being in the public domain.

Why would that be the case? Copyright (at least in the US) only restricts distribution, performance and derivation.

no, it restricts copying, making copies

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by kec »

fsckboy wrote: post #28
kec wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would that be the case? Copyright (at least in the US) only restricts distribution, performance and derivation.

no, it restricts copying, making copies

“Copying” here refers to distribution and derivation, at least in the US. It is entirely legal to create copies of media for personal usage for instance (so long as you aren’t circumventing DRM, thanks DMCA).

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by rzz3 »

estsauver wrote: post #18
Fordec wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What really sends home just how ridiculously long it takes public domain to kick in to me is that Mein Kampf is on that list. It feels like something that even in 1996 would have been a bit eye-raisingly overdue.

That is only for Spain, which has copyright of Death of Author + 80.

Then why is he listed in that table? I don’t get it.
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