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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 kec »

whamlastxmas wrote: post #34
kec wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

“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).

This isn't correct. It is infringement, for example, to write Harry Potter fan fiction in private on a typewriter, even if another soul never sees it. Copyright includes creation, not just distribution

What you describe would almost certainly be considered fair use until point of distribution - it’s non commercial, transformative and has no meaningful impact on the market value of Harry Potter.

Copies for private use are going to be similar, and while I’m not a lawyer it feels like it’d be a hard case to make that work being conducted in private is going to have a meaningful impact on the market for Nancy Drew novels in the next 30 days.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by robin_reala »

wahnfrieden wrote: post #10

Nothing in Japan from what I could find here or elsewhere… don’t understand why edit: thanks to the dead commenter for clarifying. that sucks.

I’m adding a one-act Tanizaki play to Standard Ebooks’ Tanizaki collection[1] on the 1st January. Some Akutagawa shorts go into US public domain next year too. (Note: copyright is based on the translation date, not the original language.)

[1] https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/tanizaki-junichiro/short-f...

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by _trampeltier »

tombert wrote: post #33
shevy-java wrote: post #32

> works by people who died in 1955 70 years. After death. The rules have to change. 70 years is way too long.

I was actually extremely surprised that Disney didn't bribe congress and stop Mickey Mouse from ending up in the public domain.

They did. Before it was 50 years and get extended several times just before Mickey would enter public domain.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by JetSetIlly »

hristov wrote: post #9
hristov wrote: post #8

The maltese falcon (the book, not the movie) is entering the public domain next year!

Also of interest is vile bodies, which is a very good but characteristically depressing book by evelyn waugh.

The Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff is one of my favourites on that list.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by culi »

Fordec wrote: post #12
Arainach wrote: post #2

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

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.

It's absolutely ridiculous and has almost everything to do with Disney trying to maintain their hold on Mickey Mouse. Every single time his expiration came up they managed to lobby for an extension and now we're left with this current mess of a system

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by culi »

_trampeltier wrote: post #43
tombert wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was actually extremely surprised that Disney didn't bribe congress and stop Mickey Mouse from ending up in the public domain.

They did. Before it was 50 years and get extended several times just before Mickey would enter public domain.

Yeah they've done a lobbying campaign about a dozen times when Mickey was set to enter public domain. I think GP was saying they're surprised they didn't do a 13th time. Like why give up now?

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by prmoustache »

culi wrote: post #46
_trampeltier wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They did. Before it was 50 years and get extended several times just before Mickey would enter public domain.

Yeah they've done a lobbying campaign about a dozen times when Mickey was set to enter public domain. I think GP was saying they're surprised they didn't do a 13th time. Like why give up now?

Because in reality it hasn't entered public domain completely, only the very first movies and the way it was drawn in the 1930's. They are still protecting the one most people all know better.

Re: What will enter the public domain in 2026?

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Post by [deleted] »

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.

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