Public Domain Day Bingo

[silvercat17]

I meant to get this up a little earlier, but here we go.

On January 1st, a whole slew of things come into the public domain, including the last of the Sherlock Holmes stories. In the United States, all works first published in 1927 are now available for adaption, performance, and copying. Because those are the easiest lists to find, that's what I focused on. I'm only human so before you send something to an agent, double check.

In other parts of the world, coming into the public domain are works by people who died in 1952, for countries with a copyright term of “life plus 70 years” (e.g. UK, Russia, most of EU and South America); and works by people who died in 1972, for countries with a term of “life plus 50 years” (e.g. New Zealand, and most of Africa and Asia).

This fest will run from January 1-31 and I'll provide 3x3 public cards to get y'all started.

Some links for more information
Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here’s What to Know
Cory Doctorow: 2023's public domain is a banger (20 Dec 2022)
Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain: January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are open to all!
Wikipedia: American Films of 1927
Wikipedia: 1927 in Music
Wikipedia: 1927 in Literature
What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2023? A Festive Countdown

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Bingo

[ysabetwordsmith]

I have made bingo on my 12-1-22 card for the Wonders of Nature Bingo. There are two columns, I and N, plus a few extra fills.

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