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Feb 20, 2026 29 min

Public Domain Day

from Sounds from the Shelves Hosted by Salt Lake County Library

Join our hosts as they talk about Public Domain Day, what it is about, and what materials have joined the public domain this year. Learn More about Public Domain and Copyright: Learn more about Public Domain Day and everything that entered the Public Domain on the Duke Law School website: https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/ You can also read a brief history of copyright in the US from the US Copyright Office: https://www.copyright.gov/timeline/ Books on copyright and public domain: The copyright book : a practical guide by William S. Strong Intellectual property: a very short introduction by Siva Vaidhyanathan The public domain : find and use free content for your website, book, app, music, video, art, and more by Stephen Fishman Time stamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Copyright 05:16 - Orphaned Works 07:16 - Licensing Protected Works 09:53 - Works in the Public Domain 12:22 - Literature Entering the Public Domain 13:22 - Film Entering the Public Domain 14:11 - Music Compositions Entering the Public Domain 15:25 - Music Recordings Entering the Public Domain 16:18 - Art Entering the Public Domain 17:59 - Copyright vs. Trademark 20:05 - Utilization of the Public Domain 24:21 - Aspirational Potatoes 27:55 - Outro

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Join our hosts as they talk about Public Domain Day, what it is about, and what materials have joined the public domain this year.

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Public Domain Day

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:47 Copyright
  3. 5:16 Orphaned Works
  4. 7:16 Licensing Protected Works
  5. 9:53 Works in the Public Domain
  6. 12:22 Literature Entering the Public Domain
  7. 13:22 Film Entering the Public Domain
  8. 14:11 Music Compositions Entering the Public Domain
  9. 15:25 Music Recordings Entering the Public Domain
  10. 16:18 Art Entering the Public Domain
  11. 17:59 Copyright vs. Trademark
  12. 20:05 Utilization of the Public Domain
  13. 24:21 Aspirational Potatoes
  14. 27:55 Outro

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