> On January 1, 2025, we celebrate published works from 1929 and published sound recordings from 1924 entering the public domain! We live in repressive societi

> On January 1, 2025, we celebrate published works from 1929 and published sound recordings from 1924 entering the public domain! We live in repressive societies in which the state forbids making copies of things for 100 years. And it annoys me even more when I remember these restrictions can be traced back to the corrupt protectionist collusion between British Queen Anne and the printers' guild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Anne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Anne ... but even they did not presume to prohibit copying for more than 14 years. Now it's seven times longer than that.