On January 1, works by thousands of writers and artists published in 1923 went into the public domain in the U.S. It marks the first time in two decades that such a large body of published material has lost its copyright status. Works from 1923 were supposed to go into the public domain back in 1999 after a 75-year term ran out, but before that could happen, Congress extended protection for another 20 years. So now, finally, anything published in 1923 is free to circulate and adapt. That includes poetry like Robert Frost’s...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 04, 2019 17:03 UTC