2017 in public domain

When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that enter the public domain in 2017. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works are not uniform.

Entering the public domain in Europe

With the exception of Belarus, a work enters the public domain in Europe 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the creator's lifetime. The list is sorted alphabetically and includes a notable work of the creator that entered the public domain on January 1, 2017.[1][2]

Names Country Birth Death Occupation Notable work
Giuseppe Adami Italy Italy 4 February 1878 12 October 1946 librettist libretti for three operas composed by Giacomo Puccini
Armando Augusto Freire Portugal Portugal 11 October 1891 21 December 1946 Fado guitarist and composer
Louis Bachelier France France 11 March 1870 28 April 1946 Mathematician
Herbert Baker United Kingdom United Kingdom 9 June 1862 4 February 1946 Architect
Helen Bannerman United Kingdom United Kingdom 25 February 1862 3 October 1946 Writer The Story of Little Black Sambo
Granville Bantock England England 7 August 1868 16 October 1946 composer
James Bernard United Kingdom United Kingdom 11 April 1874 5 March 1946 Eloucutionist
Allan Cyril Brooks Canada Canada 15 February 1869 3 January 1946 Ornithologist, Illustrator and artist
John Maynard Keynes United Kingdom United Kingdom 5 June 1883 21 April 1946 Economist A Treatise On Money
Hermann von Keyserling Germany Germany 20 July 1880 26 April 1946 Philosopher
Paul Langevin France France 21 January 1872 19 December 1946 Physicist
Adolph de Meyer France France 9 January 1868 6 January 1946 Photographer
Harry Von Tilzer United States United States 8 July 1872 10 January 1946 Songwriter Ziegfeld Follies
H. G. Wells United Kingdom United Kingdom 21 September 1866 13 August 1946 Writer The invisible Man

Entering the public domain in the United States

The Copyright Term Extension Act means no published works will enter the public domain in this jurisdiction until 2019.[3] Only unpublished works whose authors died in 1946 enter the public domain.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Undelete in 2017.

References

  1. "EU Extends Copyright Term To 70 Years | Billboard". Billboard.biz. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. Directive 2006/116/EC
  3. "Copyright and the Public Domain". Public Domain Information Project. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
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