# Tom Lehrer puts all his work in the Public Domain

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [December 29, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-puts-all-his-work-in-the-public-domain/977286 "2022-12-29T15:28:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-puts-all-his-work-in-the-public-domain/977286/1 "2022-12-29T15:28:59Z")

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…and for now is letting anyone download his music from his website for free!

But it won’t last long. See details at:

> **[Songs and Lyrics by Tom Lehrer](https://tomlehrersongs.com/)**
>
> Songs and Lyrics 
> by Tom Lehrer DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
> I, Tom Lehrer, and the Tom Lehrer Trust 2007,

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-puts-all-his-work-in-the-public-domain/977286/2 "2022-12-29T15:47:09Z")

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FYI. There’s a typo in The Remains Of Tom Lehrer 1 link  
The download link should have a “1” instead of the second “l”.

Great find.

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**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-puts-all-his-work-in-the-public-domain/977286/3 "2022-12-29T17:15:18Z")

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To be clear, the website with PDFs to download may not last long. The release to public domain should be non-revocable if it is legal.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-lehrer-puts-all-his-work-in-the-public-domain/977286/4 "2022-12-29T17:18:36Z")

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> [@tofor](#):
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> To be clear, the website with PDFs to download may **not last long.** The release to public domain should be non-revocable if it is legal. -

It’s dated Nov. 1, 2022