Public domain day

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Logo Public Domain Day
Logo Public Domain Day

Each year on 1 January we celebrate Public Domain Day. On this day thousands of works of authors that died 70 years ago enter the public domain and can be used in Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia platforms. Practically this means that if for example an author died in 1946, all his/her works enter the public domain on 1 January 2017.

This results in the restoration of many works on Wikimedia Commons that previously had to be deleted because of copyright, and museums release images that entered the public domain on this day.

Events[edit]

Public domain day 2020 Belgium 70 year copyright gap

Also events are organised to celebrate Public Domain Day.

Related links[edit]

Public domain day 2020 Belgium - Flemish art collection

Announcements and notices[edit]