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Archive: January 2019 (1 Post)

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Film Music from 1923 and the Public Domain

Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld

Multiple news articles have heralded the many works and publications that entered the public domain on January 1st of 2019. Pieces of music, novels, and films alike have become available within the United States without copyright permissions. With the changes in copyright status, I wondered exactly how much of the Music Division’s substantial collection of …