# Public Domain Day 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, music\ **Created:** [January 1, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474 "2023-01-01T18:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474/1 "2023-01-01T18:11:46Z")
On January 1st works from 1927 officially enter the public domain. A few highlights: Sherlock Holmes The movie Metropolis The “We all scream for Ice Cream” song. More info and examples here: > **[Public Domain Day 2023 | Duke University School of Law](https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/)** > > Tweet       By Jennifer Jenkins, Director of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are open to all! On January 1, 2023, copyrighted works from 1927 will enter the US public domain. 1 ... I think Metropolis intrigues me the most. Wondering what people do with that. ---
**Author:** ![Bootb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@Bootb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootb)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474/2 "2023-01-01T16:16:01Z")
This is an article, and partial list, of books, etc. that have now entered public domain under U.S. law. > **[Public Domain Day 2023 | Duke University School of Law](https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2023/?utm_source=pocket-newtab)** > > Tweet       By Jennifer Jenkins, Director of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are open to all! On January 1, 2023, copyrighted works from 1927 will enter the US public domain. 1 ... ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474/3 "2023-01-01T17:44:03Z")
Thanks for the link. [![](https://web.law.duke.edu/sites/default/files/images/centers/cspd/pdd2023/sherlock-watson.png) ](https://web.law.duke.edu/sites/default/files/images/centers/cspd/pdd2023/sherlock-watson.png) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474/4 "2023-01-02T01:01:06Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Sherlock Holmes Just to be clear, all but one of the Holmes works were already public domain, this was the last holdout. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474/5 "2023-01-03T14:35:25Z")
I always like to think of MST3K’s riff on _Amazing Grace_ in the movie _The Touch of Satan_: “_This so-ong is in the public do-omain. That’s why we-e used it twiiicce_.” ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-domain-day-2023/977474/6 "2023-01-03T14:44:31Z")
A big one I missed: the song Puttin on the Ritz.