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Jan 13, 2025 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
Disney’s classic animated short, “The Skeleton Dance,” is now in the public domain (Duke Law). Why is that such a big deal? Watch as Internet Archive’s Sean Dudley, a researcher specializing in the public domain, takes viewers on a tour of what makes “The Skeleton Dance” special, and why the film being open to remix and reuse is important for creators.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
On January 1, 2025, creative works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 will enter the public domain in the US. 1929 marked the last gasp of the roaring 20s and ushered in the Great Depression, a major economic crisis that would span the next 12 years. One thing we can see nearly a century later is that, in good times and bad, human creativity, knowledge, and culture persist.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
As the Grateful Dead are honored at the Kennedy Center Honors broadcast on Sunday (airing December 22 at 8:30pm ET on CBS & streaming), we’re celebrating their legacy with a look at the top ten most popular recordings in the Internet Archive’s Grateful Dead collection. Home to over 17,000 live recordings spanning decades of performances, this collection reflects the band’s rich history, their loyal taper community, and the boundless creativity of their legendary shows.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
In 2024, the Internet Archive and Authors Alliance brought together an array of authors, scholars and thought leaders to explore critical issues at the intersection of technology, culture and information science. From the labor implications of artificial intelligence in Joanne McNeil’s Wrong Way to the evolving role of fair use in Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi’s landmark publication, Reclaiming Fair Use, these conversations covered topics shaping our information-enabled future.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
The Cocoanuts – 1929 – The Marx BrothersWe invite filmmakers and artists of all skill levels to celebrate Public Domain Day on January 24, 2024, by creating and uploading 2–3 minute short films to the Internet Archive!This contest offers a chance to explore and reimagine the creative treasures entering the public domain, including works from 1929—classic literature, silent films, music, and art.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
This weekend, the Grateful Dead will be celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors, recognizing their impact on music and culture. You can join in the celebration by listening to one of the 17,000 Grateful Dead concert recordings preserved at the Internet Archive. The Grateful Dead Collection, part of the Live Music Archive, features more than 17,000 concert recordings spanning decades of the band’s live shows.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
This weekend, the Grateful Dead will be celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors, recognizing their impact on music and culture. You can join in the celebration by listening to one of the 17,000 Grateful Dead concert recordings preserved at the Internet Archive. The Grateful Dead Collection, part of the Live Music Archive, features more than 17,000 concert recordings spanning decades of the band’s live shows.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
While we are deeply disappointed with the Second Circuit’s opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the Internet Archive has decided not to pursue Supreme Court review. We will continue to honor the Association of American Publishers (AAP) agreement to remove books from lending at their member publishers’ requests. We thank the many readers, authors and publishers who have stood with us throughout this fight.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
In today’s digital landscape, corporate interests, shifting distribution models, and malicious cyber attacks are threatening public access to our shared cultural history. The rise of streaming platforms and temporary licensing agreements means that sound recordings, books, films, and other cultural artifacts that used to be owned in physical form, are now at risk—in digital form—of disappearing from public view without ever being archived.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
blog.archive.org | Chris Freeland
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