Celebrate the Public Domain with the Internet Archive: 2026 | Internet Archive Blogs

"On January 1, 2026, creative works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 enter the public domain in the United States. 1930 ushered in a new decade and a world teetering between mystery and modernity. It was a year of detectives, jazz, speakeasies, and iconic characters stepping onto the cultural stage—many of whom have been locked behind copyright for nearly a century."