A new year means a new batch of books have entered the public domain. Currently in the United States
A new year means a new batch of books have entered the public domain. Currently in the United States, a book’s copyright expires 95 years after its publication. In 2022, books from 1926 entered the public domain, which means that they are free to copy and use without permission. One of the U.S.’s newest public domain books is Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. Now that it is no longer under copyright, it is more likely to be digitized online and the story is more likely to be reimagined as new books, movies, and other creative endeavors. However, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh movies and trademark are not included in the public domain. Pictured is our copy of the 1926 publication of Winnie-the-Pooh, signed by the author, A.A. Milne, and the illustrator, Ernest H. Shepard. Images from Milne, A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh. [New York] : E. P. Dutton, c1926. Call Number: PR6025 .I65 W5 1926 Catalog Record: https://bit.ly/3HEBpKt -- source link
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