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planet money NPR's Planet Money explores the economics of super hero intellectual property Thom Dunn
heliocentrism An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe, from 1750 Thom Dunn
cabbalistic signs 31 Visions of Hell, Satan, and Demons, according to a 1775 book obsessed with genitals Thom Dunn
faeries Explore the famed faery painting of an artist dealing with mental illness in the mid-1800s Thom Dunn
the 1920s Here's where you can get your public-domain copy of The Great Gatsby Mark Frauenfelder
public domain The Great Gatsby has entered the public domain Mark Frauenfelder
A Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons Learn how not to cook with this 1820 book about culinary poisons Thom Dunn
public domain Now entering the public domain: The Great Gatsby, music by Ma' Rainey and Duke Ellington, and other great works David Pescovitz
copyright wars A federal judge declared that a famous song about public property is still private property Thom Dunn
midi art A pair of musicians recorded every possible MIDI melody just to get around copyright law Thom Dunn
open culture The Smithsonian just released 2.8 million images into the public domain David Pescovitz
1924 Public Domain Game Jam: what games can you design with the bounty of 1924? Cory Doctorow
party like it's 1924 Happy Public Domain Day 2020! Cory Doctorow
da boids Download hi-rez scans of all 435 illustrations from John James Audubon's Birds of America Cory Doctorow
the entombed edition Kickstarting a deluxe "Dracula" edition in a suitcase full of "primary source materials" from the novel Cory Doctorow
John Margolies Library of Congress releases 11,700 freely usable photos of "roadside America," taken by John Margolies Cory Doctorow