Special Days/Public Domain Day

Introduction

Public Domain Day is the day on which copyrights expire and works are put into the public domain. In many places, Public Domain Day is on 1 January. See Wikipedia's entry on Public Domain Day for more information.

DP celebrates Public Domain Day as a special day by releasing works for proofing/formatting that have become public domain somewhere around the world on that day. Because of the unique nature of U.S. copyright laws, many of the books released are already in the public domain in the U.S. but were not in the public domain in other countries (such as those which have Life+50 copyright laws) until that day. The opposite also may be true.

Projects

Note: The lists below may become out of date at times. See the current list of all Public Domain Day projects at DP here.

The following projects have been suggested as a Public Domain Day project.

Cleared / In Progress

1. Whom God Hath Sundered (1926), by Onions, Oliver (project_new).
2. The History of the Rifle Brigade in the War of 1914-1918 [Vol I], by Berkeley, Reginald (F2.proj_waiting).
3. In the Ranks of Old Hickory, by Sabin, Edwin L. [illus. Frank Eltonhead] (proj_post_first_checked_out).

Posted

(Please add any that have been posted as part of Public Domain Day)

• A Mãe (1907) Maximo Gorki, trad. S. Persky e Augusto de Lacerda
• A new Hochelagan burying-ground discovered at Westmount on the western spur of Mount Royal, Montreal, July-September 1898 Lighthall, W.D.
• A treatise upon the law of copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, and in the United States of America MacGillivray, Evan James
• An account of the battle of Chateauguay... Lighthall, W[illiam] D[ouw]
• Aventuroj de Antonio F. Omelka
• Barocke Kirchen und Klöster Unterfrankens Ritz, J. M.
• Baseball Joe, Champion of the League Chadwick, Lester
• De vreemde plant Herman Robbers
• Der Schatz der Sierra Madre Traven, B.
• Der Weg nach Heilisoe Steinmüller, Paul
• Die heimtückischen Champignons Meyrink, Gustav
• Die Radierung Seibold, Alois Leopold
• Fröken Liwin Stiernstedt, Marika
• Frosten Väring, Astrid
• Historic Doorways of Old Salem Northend, Mary Harrod
• Hochelagans and Mohawks: a link in Iroquois history W.D. Lighthall
• Hochtouren im tropischen Amerika Hans Meyer
• Jud Süß Feuchtwanger, Lion
• Meet Mr Mulliner Wodehouse, P.G.
• Quer durch Afghanistan nach Indien Emil Trinkler
• The Big Four Christie, Agatha
• The Decline of the West: Form and Actuality Spengler, Oswald
• The House on the Cliff Franklin W. Dixon
• The Manor-House of Lacolle W.D. Lighthall
• The Rover Boys winning a fortune: or, Strenuous days ashore and afloat Stratemeyer, Edward
• The Secret of the Old Mill Franklin W. Dixon
• The young seigneur, or, Nation-making Wilfrid Châteauclair (pseud. W.D. Lighthall)
• Third Base Thatcher Scott, Everett "Deacon" [illus. Leslie Crump])
• Thoughts, Moods and Ideals: Crimes of Leisure W.D. Lighthall
• Vintermyren Väring, Astrid
• With George Washington Into the Wilderness Sabin, Edwin L. [illus. Will Thomson]