In Praise of Pre-Hays: “Morocco” and the Public Domain
https://blog.archive.org/2026/01/20/in-praise-of-pre-hays-morocco-and-the-public-domain/
Congrats to "NOBODY KNOWS" by Mohamed Wane, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest 🎬
An achievement in editing that builds a mood of longing, suffering, and rapture. Quietly powerful and deeply felt.
Full film ➡️ https://archive.org/details/nobody-knows-fc-1
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Sekhmet 🏳️🌈🌱🦜
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i made some small portable windows apps and put them up for free. CC0 - public domain, do whatever you want with them. No accounts, no telemetry, no installers.
- Core Cooldown - break timer
- Whisper Voice - local speech-to-text
- TypoGenie - Markdown to Word docs
- TutorialVault - video tutorial organizer
- OpenPylon - local Kanban board
- Vesper - distraction-free Markdown reader
Source on my self-hosted Gitea.
i made some small portable windows apps and put them up for free. CC0 - public domain, do whatever you want with them. No accounts, no telemetry, no installers.
- Core Cooldown - break timer
- Whisper Voice - local speech-to-text
- TypoGenie - Markdown to Word docs
- TutorialVault - video tutorial organizer
- OpenPylon - local Kanban board
- Vesper - distraction-free Markdown reader
Source on my self-hosted Gitea.
GhostOnTheHalfShell
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The recording from our Public Domain Day virtual event is now available!
🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works entered the public domain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks.
Watch the full recording ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Copyright #OpenCulture @AuthorsAlliance
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The recording from our Public Domain Day virtual event is now available!
🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works entered the public domain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks.
Watch the full recording ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright
#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Copyright #OpenCulture @AuthorsAlliance
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oldguy52 - resist, live, love
and 3 others
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Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua
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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE SHINDIG (1930)! 🐭🐭🎶
🎬 Mickey & Minnie take to the stage to show off their musical chops in this charming barn dance. Horace Horsecollar & Clarabelle Cow cut a rug as dancers.
🚫The cartoon got barred in Ohio for a gag where Clarabell is reading the controversial 1907 romance novel "Three Weeks" by Elinor Glyn & hides it when Horace comes a-calling. 🐮📖
Full short ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-shindig_1930
2 media
🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, THE SHINDIG (1930)! 🐭🐭🎶
🎬 Mickey & Minnie take to the stage to show off their musical chops in this charming barn dance. Horace Horsecollar & Clarabelle Cow cut a rug as dancers.
🚫The cartoon got barred in Ohio for a gag where Clarabell is reading the controversial 1907 romance novel "Three Weeks" by Elinor Glyn & hides it when Horace comes a-calling. 🐮📖
Full short ➡️ https://archive.org/details/the-shindig_1930
2 media
Happy Presidents Day.
Two weeks ago, the CIA shut down the World Factbook - a public
domain reference on every country, used by 6 million people
monthly since 1997.
We built a replacement:
https://openfactbook.org
261 countries · Instant search · Country comparisons
Public data should stay public.
#OpenData #CivicTech #OpenSource #PresidentsDay
#PublicDomain #DataRescue
Pinocchio
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From Anvār-i Suhaylī (1847).
Source: The Walters Art Museum
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0e12d58a-2d4d-45d2-8ea8-8714b561d2f1
#panchatantra #persia #animals #turtles #water #iran #hills #scorpions #landscapes #fables #art #publicdomain
From Anvār-i Suhaylī (1847).
Source: The Walters Art Museum
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0e12d58a-2d4d-45d2-8ea8-8714b561d2f1
#panchatantra #persia #animals #turtles #water #iran #hills #scorpions #landscapes #fables #art #publicdomain