Screenwriting : January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924! by Maurice Vaughan

Maurice Vaughan

January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924!

Pat Alexander posted this in the Screenwriting Lounge last month (thanks, Pat!), and I thought it’d be a great idea to repost it since it’s Jan 1st. https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2025//

And you can find more material from 1929 at https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/cce/.

Do you see any material you want to use?

Public Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of Law
Public Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of Law
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Ashley Renee Smith

Thanks for the reminder, Maurice Vaughan!

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Ashley Renee Smith. I have my eye on a few things that's on the list. There's a lot to pick from!

Debbie Elicksen

Maurice Vaughan I have a folder of a few stories that fall under public domain, in case I'm so inclined to revisit. :)

Maurice Vaughan

I like that idea, Debbie Elicksen. I'm gonna start a folder. Thanks for the idea. I can't wait to put spins on public domain stories and characters! I did it before with a Humpty Dumpty short story.

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