Congrats to "GEORGIA" by Javier Estella, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬

A letter to the mother who is no longer here & left too soon. Based on a fragment of a home movie filmed in Georgia in 1930, accompanied by a cover of the 1930 composition "Georgia on My Mind," recorded for this piece.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/georgia_202601

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

The recording from our Public Domain Day virtual event is now available!

🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works just entered the public domain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks.

Watch the full recording ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Copyright #OpenCulture @AuthorsAlliance

The recording from our Public Domain Day virtual event is now available!

🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works just entered the public domain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks.

Watch the full recording ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Copyright #OpenCulture @AuthorsAlliance

Congrats to THE BOOTS ON THE WESTERN FRONT by Thomas Biamonte,
Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅

This anti-war short draws from 1930 Best Picture winner All Quiet on the Western Front, paired with a reading of Rudyard Kipling’s 1903 poem “Boots.”

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/all-quiet

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, DOUGHBOYS (1930)

🎤 Buster Keaton talks… & sings! In his first talkie, the famous Stone Face of the silent era reveals a surprisingly deep voice 🎶 & joins a ukulele-led scat jam of "You Never Did That Before" with Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards—the voice of Jiminy Cricket.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/doughboys_1930

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree #BusterKeaton

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, DOUGHBOYS (1930)

🎤 Buster Keaton talks… & sings! In his first talkie, the famous Stone Face of the silent era reveals a surprisingly deep voice 🎶 & joins a ukulele-led scat jam of "You Never Did That Before" with Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards—the voice of Jiminy Cricket.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/doughboys_1930

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #CopyrightFree #BusterKeaton

From Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae sistematisatae per celeberrimos Artis hujus Magistros (ca. 1775).

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4a66a6ce-60af-4657-bdc7-55c8880d813b

#beelzebub #cabbalistic #demons #occultism #rituals #demonology #magic #art #publicdomain

From Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae sistematisatae per celeberrimos Artis hujus Magistros (ca. 1775).

Source: Wellcome Collection

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4a66a6ce-60af-4657-bdc7-55c8880d813b

#beelzebub #cabbalistic #demons #occultism #rituals #demonology #magic #art #publicdomain

Congrats to "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME REIMAGINED" by Talissa Mehringer, an Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅

A short music-film remix celebrating 1930s choreography, lavish sets, and the versatility of early screen performers.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/dream-a-little-dream-of-me-reimagined-talissa-mehringer-2026

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Libraries bring people together—online and in person 📚🎬

These photos by Mia Terracotta capture the fun at the 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest Screening & Party held at the @internetarchive 🏛️

Missed it? 📡 Watch the recorded livestream ⤵️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol9Xc-D5U-8

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain

Congrats to "HOW’S THE PLAY GOING?" by Noel David Taylor, an Honorable Mention in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅

An absurd comedy with the main character lost in time, disjointed in settings & confused by their surroundings, mirroring that strange moment when you realize you haven’t been paying attention to the film at all.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/hows_the_play

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

The Hunters Enter the Woods (1495–1505), from The Unicorn Tapestries.

Source: The Metropolitan Museum

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/196a07ce-74cb-4b3a-a00a-e0ec4a48b11a

#hunting #dogs #forests #medieval #allegory #unicorns #plants #tapestries #art #publicdomain

The Hunters Enter the Woods (1495–1505), from The Unicorn Tapestries.

Source: The Metropolitan Museum

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/196a07ce-74cb-4b3a-a00a-e0ec4a48b11a

#hunting #dogs #forests #medieval #allegory #unicorns #plants #tapestries #art #publicdomain

"The Metropolitan Museum of Art Puts 490,000 High-Res Images Online & Makes Them Free to Use"

The number of art pieces alone is staggering to contemplate. Having them freely available to browse is incredible, and to then put a #HiRes #scan for all of them into the #PublicDomain is astonishing.

A lifetime of #museum visits to view remarkable #art without a lifetime of travel. No, you don't get exactly the same experience, but holy brushstrokes, Batman...!!!

#TheMet

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection

Welcome to the Public Domain, MY PAL PAUL (1930) 🎷🐰

🎶 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit swings alongside a caricature of bandleader Paul Whiteman in this cartoon tie-in for the King of Jazz (also now in the #publicdomain), featuring music featured in the film.

Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/

#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree

Congrats "FARINA & THE PERPETUAL SHINE MACHINE" by Ralphie Wilson Third Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥉

Allen “Farina” Hoskins leads an interrogative look at 1930 depictions of Black life. Archival sourcing, intercutting of uplifting & uneasy imagery, and the Hall-Johnson Choir’s spiritual score evoke reflection: “Unease follows.”

A thoughtful exploration of fraught history.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/public-domain-project-2026

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

Congrats “BATTLE LINES ” by Jen Zhao & Aaron Sharp ⚔️🎨 Second Place winner of the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🥈

A tongue-in-cheek doc(mock)umentary tracking the rivalry between Piet Mondrian & Theo van Doesburg over the diagonal line. 22 archival works, Coco Chanel costumes, and perfectly pitched narration.

Masterful editing of inspired sources… sends viewers to research further.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/20260108_20260108_0507

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

A couple of months ago I read a thriller, Lost Man's Lane by A.K. Green, and I found today that it has just been released into the public domain: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/anna-katharine-green/lost-mans-lane

Here are my quick two cents. TL;DR: meh.

#books #bookstodon #PublicDomain