{"id":2019,"date":"2026-01-01T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/public-domain-2026-betty-boop-pluto-and-nancy-drew-set-free\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:30:00","slug":"public-domain-2026-betty-boop-pluto-and-nancy-drew-set-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/public-domain-2026-betty-boop-pluto-and-nancy-drew-set-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Public domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tBetty Boop made her debut as an anthropomorphic dog in Dizzy Dishes. | Image: Fleischer Studios\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate verses from a 1928 song, \u00ab\u00a0Button Up Your Overcoat.\u00a0\u00bb However, when I sold the story, my editor told me that since the song was still copyrighted, it was safer not to include the verses. <\/p>\n

If I had written the story today, I could have used them – because the song passed into public domain two years ago.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for songs, books, or movies with content you want to use, you are probably examining which of your favorites are headed for the public domain. This year, copyrighted works created in 1930 (except for sound recordings, where the date \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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