| ▲ | Arainach 4 hours ago |
| To avoid the advent calendar, this may be more useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_public_domain |
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| ▲ | Fordec 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| 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. |
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| ▲ | culi 31 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | 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 | |
| ▲ | estsauver 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | That is only for Spain, which has copyright of Death of Author + 80. | | |
| ▲ | 6 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | [deleted] | |
| ▲ | rzz3 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Then why is he listed in that table? I don’t get it. | | |
| ▲ | GolDDranks an hour ago | parent [-] | | Because that table is "Entering the public domain in countries with life + 80 years". |
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| ▲ | mikae1 an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | Are you mistaking William Faulkner's mustache for Hitler's? |
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| ▲ | chistev 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | What does it mean to be in public domain | | |
| ▲ | teraflop 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | That question is answered by the first sentence on the page that this thread is discussing: > At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose. | |
| ▲ | fsckboy 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | that the Hitler estate can't sue you for copyright infringement if you publish it yourself and distribute copies. | | |
| ▲ | chistev 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | Interesting that he still has an estate. And thanks for explaining what it means | | |
| ▲ | realityking 5 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | Estate is a common law concept. There’s no direct equivalent in German law. | |
| ▲ | gbear605 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | In practice, there was not a Hitler estate - the government of Bavaria (a state in Germany) took ownership of the copyright. | | |
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| ▲ | venturecruelty 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Neat! I just discovered that Carolyn Keene's first Nancy Drew story, "The Secret of the Old Clock", will be in the public domain next year. I remember reading this in elementary school when I was on a big mystery kick for a while (I had some of the computer games, too). I had no idea it was that old. |
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| ▲ | aaronbrethorst 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| 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. |
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| ▲ | al_borland 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | So is the Diary of Anne Frank, that will surely get some sort of zombie remix in poor taste, I’m sure. |
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| ▲ | nottorp 13 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Pretty sad that even a well intentioned non profit thinks it has to resort to "engagement" shenanigans. |
