Public Domain Day is January 1, 2021 which means works published in 1925 will be available to the public. Titles that will join the public domain include The Great Gatsby, A Daughter of the Samurai, Mrs. Dalloway, and more! Music and films that were released 95 years ago will also be available to view starting in January, including Lovers in Quarantine and The Merry Widow.
For a fuller list of titles from this year, visit here. To learn more about the films, photos, books, and music from 1925, visit the Internet Archive blog which explores common themes of the time and significant releases.
Theft: a History of Music, a graphic novel detailing the 2000 year history of borrowing music, is also available to read and download here.
To learn more about copyright policies, check out the Copyright and Fair Use research guide created by McCain librarians.
Agnes Scott College, McCain Library 