🎬📚 Just dropped: MYSTERY COPYRIGHT THEATER 2026!

Two of the @AuthorsAlliance crew talk back to the screen about works that entered the public domain, untangling the weird, wild, and confusing world of copyright law with irreverent but relevant commentary.

Watch the full short 👇
https://archive.org/details/mct2026

#PublicDomain #Copyright #OpenAccess #Libraries #CreativeReuse #PublicDomainDay

🎬📚 Just dropped: MYSTERY COPYRIGHT THEATER 2026!

Two of the @AuthorsAlliance crew talk back to the screen about works that entered the public domain, untangling the weird, wild, and confusing world of copyright law with irreverent but relevant commentary.

Watch the full short 👇
https://archive.org/details/mct2026

#PublicDomain #Copyright #OpenAccess #Libraries #CreativeReuse #PublicDomainDay

Congrats to "NOBODY KNOWS" by Mohamed Wane, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬

An achievement in editing that builds a mood of longing, suffering, and rapture. Quietly powerful and deeply felt.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/nobody-knows-fc-1

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

🎼 Welcome to the Public Domain, BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON (1930) 🌅

🎶 The beloved tune by Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin & W. Franke Harling debuted in the musical film MONTE CARLO, where it was introduced on screen by Jeanette MacDonald & quickly became a standard of the era.

See the sheet music ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/beyond-the-blue-horizon-1930-sheet-music

#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree

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

🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works 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

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE SHINDIG (1930)! 🐭🐭🎶

🎬 Mickey & Minnie take to the stage to show off their musical chops in this charming barn dance. Horace Horsecollar & Clarabelle Cow cut a rug as dancers.

🚫The cartoon got barred in Ohio for a gag where Clarabell is reading the controversial 1907 romance novel "Three Weeks" by Elinor Glyn & hides it when Horace comes a-calling. 🐮📖

Full short ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-shindig_1930

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #animation

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE SHINDIG (1930)! 🐭🐭🎶

🎬 Mickey & Minnie take to the stage to show off their musical chops in this charming barn dance. Horace Horsecollar & Clarabelle Cow cut a rug as dancers.

🚫The cartoon got barred in Ohio for a gag where Clarabell is reading the controversial 1907 romance novel "Three Weeks" by Elinor Glyn & hides it when Horace comes a-calling. 🐮📖

Full short ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-shindig_1930

#PublicDomainDay #PublicDomain #animation

Congrats to "THE REALITY ENGINEER" by Konstantin, an Honorable Mention, Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🏅

A comedic short about a scientist who attempts to improve human life by altering reality, only to find that each well-intentioned fix deepens the chaos.

Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-reality-engineer

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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, BLONDIE (1930) 💄📰

👒 Before suburban life with Dagwood, Blondie debuted as a carefree flapper in Chic Young’s comic strip. Her early adventures focused on attempts to win the blessing of Dagwood's snooty, rich family, a far cry from the domestic icon she’d later become.

Blondie’s maiden name, Boopadoop, nods to the “boop-a-doop” singing fad of the 1920s–’30s.🎶

Read all the 1930 Blondie dailies ➡️ https://archive.org/details/blondie-1930

#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree

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

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🎉 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

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

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

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

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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

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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLESTICKS (1930)! 🐸🎶

🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio. Originally produced in a two-color Harriscolor process, the short circulated in black & white in the U.S.

Full short ➡️ https://archive.org/details/Fiddlesticks1930UbIwerks

#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree #animation

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