Public Domain Day Bingo Fest

[fuzzyred]

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Public Domain Day Bingo fest for 2024. On January 1st, a whole lot of creative works come into the public domain, including Steamboat Willie, The Circus, The Mystery of the Blue Train, and The House at Pooh Corner. In the United States, all works first published in 1928 are now available for adaption, performance, and copying. I tried my best to make it a diverse list, but I had a hard time finding comprehensive lists of all the works available, and I'm not overly familiar with most of the works. I did my best to find things that would make good prompts, but you are always free to make your own cards or peruse some of the links I've included for more works to add.

In other parts of the world, coming into the public domain are works by people who died in 1953, 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 1973, 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, plus one 5x5 mixed card to get everyone started.

Links with more info about public domain day:
Coming in January 2024: NEW Public Domain titles

2024 in Public Domain

A list of 151 Books, Films and Short Stories Entering the Public Domain in 2024

Public Domain Day 2024 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

Public Domain Day 2024
I used the last three links to compile my lists, so if anything is unclear, you can find more information there.


Notable Films Entering the Public Domain in 2024

Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy (silent version), The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Cameraman, The Circus, The Last Command, The Singing Fool, Street Angel, Lights of New York, Show People, The Man Who Laughs, Speedy, The Circus Kid, Four Sons, The Crowd, The Wedding March, Beggars of Life, The Patriot, The Wind, The Docks of New York, In Old Arizona, Should Married Men Go Home?, The Gallopin Gaucho, Abie's Irish Rose, Noah's Ark,

Public Film Card

The Cameraman	The Last Command	The Patriot
Four Sons	The Singing Fool	Abie's Irish Rose
The Passion of Joan of Arc	The Circus	Street Angel

<table style="width:auto; display:inline;"> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Cameraman</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Last Command</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Patriot</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Four Sons</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Singing Fool</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Abie's Irish Rose</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Passion of Joan of Arc</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Circus</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Street Angel</td> </tr> </table>



Notable Literature Entering the Public Domain in 2024

The House at Pooh Corner (introducing Tigger) - A. A. Milne, Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle - Edgar Rice Burroughs, Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up (play) - J. M. Barrie, Orlando: A Biography - Virginia Woolf, All Quiet on the Western Front (original German) - Erich Maria Remarque, Lady Chatterley’s Lover - D. H. Lawrence, The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) - Agatha Christie, The Threepenny Opera - Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill (music), The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Dorothy Leigh Sayers, Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh, Millions of Cats - Wanda Gág, Point Counter Point - Aldous Huxley, Meet the Tiger - Leslie Charteris, Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation - Margaret Mead, The Well of Loneliness - Radclyffe Hall, The Trumpeter of Krakow - Eric P. Kelly, Last Post - Ford Madox Ford, West-Running Brook - Robert Frost, The Tower - W. B. Yeats, The Missing Chums - Franklin W. Dixon, Hunting for Hidden Gold - Franklin W. Dixon, The Shore Road Mystery - Franklin W. Dixon, Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island - H.G. Wells, Dark Princess - W.E.B. Du Bois, Home to Harlem - Claude McKay, Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh, The Front Page - Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, Beneath Tropic Seas - Charles William Beebe, General Crack - Marjorie Bowen, A Mirror for Witches - Esther Forbes, The Murder of Mrs. Davenport - Anthony Gilbert, King, Queen, Knave, - Vladimir Nabokov (as V. Sirin), Skin o' My Tooth - Baroness Orczy, Wintersmoon - Hugh Walpole, The Island of Captain Sparrow - S. Fowler Wright, Bambi, A Life in the Woods - Felix Salten, The Giant Horse of Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson, Blackmail - Charles Bennett, Many Waters - Monckton Hoffe, The Sacred Flame - W. Somerset Maugham, The Man Who Changed His Name - Edgar Wallace, The Squeaker - Edgar Wallace,

Public Literature Card

Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up (play) - J. M. Barrie	Meet the Tiger - Leslie Charteris	Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle - Edgar Rice Burroughs
Millions of Cats - Wanda Gág	Beneath Tropic Seas - Charles William Beebe	Home to Harlem - Claude McKay
The Shore Road Mystery - Franklin W. Dixon	The Sacred Flame - W. Somerset Maugham	The Man Who Changed His Name - Edgar Wallace

<table style="width:auto; display:inline;"> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up (play) - J. M. Barrie</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Meet the Tiger - Leslie Charteris</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle - Edgar Rice Burroughs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Millions of Cats - Wanda Gág</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Beneath Tropic Seas - Charles William Beebe</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Home to Harlem - Claude McKay</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Shore Road Mystery - Franklin W. Dixon</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Sacred Flame - W. Somerset Maugham</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Man Who Changed His Name - Edgar Wallace</td> </tr> </table>


Notable Musical Compositions Entering the Public Domain in 2024

“I Wanna Be Loved by You", “Sonny Boy", “Mack The Knife” (original German), “The Big Rock Candy Mountain", “Empty Bed Blues", “There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder", “Sweet Sue, Just You", “West End Blues", “Ramona", “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby", “Makin’ Whoopee", "Animal Crackers" (musical), "Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)", "When You're Smiling", "You’re My Necessity, You’re The Cream in My Coffee", "Beau Koo Jack", "Pick Pocket Blues",

Public Musical Compositions Card

“I Wanna Be Loved by You"	“West End Blues"	“Ramona"
“Mack The Knife” (original German)	“There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder"	“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby"
"Pick Pocket Blues"	“Makin’ Whoopee"	"Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)"

<table style="width:auto; display:inline;"> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“I Wanna Be Loved by You"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“West End Blues"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Ramona"</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Mack The Knife” (original German)</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby"</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Pick Pocket Blues"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Makin’ Whoopee"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)"</td> </tr> </table>



Notable Sound Recordings Entering the Public Domain in 2024

“Down Hearted Blues" Bessie Smith, “Barney Google" Ernest Hare and Billy Jones, “Dippermouth Blues" King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band (w/ Louis Armstrong), “Swingin’ Down the Lane” Isham Jones, “Bambalina" The Ray Miller Orchestra, “No, No Nora” Eddie Cantor, “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Furman and Nash, “I’ve Got the Yes! We Have No Banana Blues" Eddie Cantor, "Waitin’ For the Evenin’ Mail" Tennessee Ten, "Dreamy Melody” Shannon Four, “Who’s Sorry Now?” Isham Jones, “St Louis Blues" W. C. Handy, "Charleston" James P. Johnson, "Lawdy, Lawdy Blues" Ida Cox, "Southern Blues" Ma Rainey, "Moonshine Blues" Ma Rainey, "Down South Blues" Hannah Sylvester; The Virginians, "Wolverine Blues" The Benson Orchestra of Chicago, "Tin Roof Blues" The New Orleans Rhythm Kings, "That American Boy of Mine" Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, "Froggie More" King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band featuring Louis Armstrong,

Public Sound Recordings Card

“Yes! We Have No Bananas” Furman and Nash	"Froggie More" King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band featuring Louis Armstrong	“Down Hearted Blues" Bessie Smith
“Bambalina" The Ray Miller Orchestra	"That American Boy of Mine" Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra	"Moonshine Blues" Ma Rainey
"Lawdy, Lawdy Blues" Ida Cox	"Tin Roof Blues" The New Orleans Rhythm Kings	“Dippermouth Blues" King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band (w/ Louis Armstrong)

<table style="width:auto; display:inline;"> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Yes! We Have No Bananas” Furman and Nash</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Froggie More" King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band featuring Louis Armstrong</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Down Hearted Blues" Bessie Smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Bambalina" The Ray Miller Orchestra</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"That American Boy of Mine" Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Moonshine Blues" Ma Rainey</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Lawdy, Lawdy Blues" Ida Cox</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Tin Roof Blues" The New Orleans Rhythm Kings</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Dippermouth Blues" King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band (w/ Louis Armstrong)</td> </tr> </table>

Public Mixed Card

Dark Princess - W.E.B. Du Bois	Home to Harlem - Claude McKay	"Dreamy Melody” Shannon Four	Millions of Cats - Wanda Gág	Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh
King, Queen, Knave, - Vladimir Nabokov (as V. Sirin)	"That American Boy of Mine" Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra	"Tin Roof Blues" The New Orleans Rhythm Kings	“Ramona"	The Threepenny Opera - Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill (music)
The Last Command	“Mack The Knife” (original German)	WILD CARD	“Bambalina" The Ray Miller Orchestra	“Swingin’ Down the Lane” Isham Jones
Skin o' My Tooth - Baroness Orczy	Last Post - Ford Madox Ford	“Down Hearted Blues" Bessie Smith	"Waitin’ For the Evenin’ Mail" Tennessee Ten	Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation - Margaret Mead
“There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder"	"Down South Blues" Hannah Sylvester; The Virginians	"Beau Koo Jack"	Steamboat Willie	"Southern Blues" Ma Rainey

<table style="width:auto; display:inline;"> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Dark Princess - W.E.B. Du Bois</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Home to Harlem - Claude McKay</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Dreamy Melody” Shannon Four</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Millions of Cats - Wanda Gág</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">King, Queen, Knave, - Vladimir Nabokov (as V. Sirin)</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"That American Boy of Mine" Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Tin Roof Blues" The New Orleans Rhythm Kings</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Ramona"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Threepenny Opera - Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill (music)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">The Last Command</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Mack The Knife” (original German)</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">WILD CARD</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Bambalina" The Ray Miller Orchestra</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Swingin’ Down the Lane” Isham Jones</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Skin o' My Tooth - Baroness Orczy</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Last Post - Ford Madox Ford</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“Down Hearted Blues" Bessie Smith</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Waitin’ For the Evenin’ Mail" Tennessee Ten</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation - Margaret Mead</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">“There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Down South Blues" Hannah Sylvester; The Virginians</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Beau Koo Jack"</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">Steamboat Willie</td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000; height:10em; width:10em; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;">"Southern Blues" Ma Rainey</td> </tr> </table>

Comments

3x3 Card to start the year

[nsfwords]

My 3X3 card is ready for Public Domain Day Bingo Fest using a mix of all the prompt lists, and I'd appreciate additional suggestions that expand on any word or phrase on the bingo card. Feel free to make suggestions that tie into my ongoing series' or for something completely new.

Re: 3x3 Card to start the year

[fuzzyred]

That looks like a great card!

Re: 3x3 Card to start the year

[nsfwords]

TY!

[scifirenegade]

Here's my card, a mix of the musical compositions and sound prompts + a few historical prompts things from the bingo card maker.

My self-imposed restriction is only to work with public domain media on this card >:)

[fuzzyred]

That looks like a fun card! Good luck with your self-imposed restriction!

[siberian_skys]

I am swamped this month, but I wanted to take part, so I made a 2x2 card.

Tarzan-Lord the Jungle-Edgar Rice Burroughs	"Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)"
Peter Pan: or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (play) J.M. Barrie	Makin Whoopee

[fuzzyred]

I love how your card turned out! I applaud you for taking your time constraints into account; I often forget and take on more than I can handle. Good luck with your card!

[siberian_skys]

Thank you so much. I'm still wondering how I'm going to pull off Snowflake this year. I don't want to miss it, but there's so much going on. *Crosses Fingers*

[fuzzyred]

*fingers crossed for you*

[siberian_skys]

Thank you.

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

If you need to cut corners, do the first and last posts as soon after they go up as possible. Those are the ones people most often try to read all the entries to see who they want to connect with.

If you have favorite challenges, watch for those and do them.

You don't have to do them all. Lots of people cherry-pick or just get too busy.

Re: Well ...

[siberian_skys]

I hope it doesn't come to that. I'm hoping that I won't have any problem with the new internet and cable when I move. There's just a lot of packing and running back and forth until I'm settled and can get the house up to sell. I wish I'd gotten it together much sooner, but you can't go backwards just forward. At least I'm almost done boxing up the kitchen.

Re: Well ...

[smallhobbit]

Best wishes for your move!

Re: Well ...

[siberian_skys]

Thank you. My nerves are shot. The movers are coming in awhile. I am so not ready. I'll be moving some stuff later on my own.

Re: Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

It's good that you have movers to help, though. Doing it alone is much worse.

Re: Well ...

[siberian_skys]

I wish I had hired the people that pack and unpack for you. It seems so ridiculous, but I'm excited. There's stuck is still so much undone.

Re: Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I wish I had hired the people that pack and unpack for you. <<

That can be very helpful.

>> It seems so ridiculous, but I'm excited. <<

It's normal to feel excited about a move, or any big change -- it opens up new opportunities to meet people and discover places. It's also normal to feel exhausted.

Re: Well ...

[siberian_skys]

Right now I'm stuck on exhausted.

Re: Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Something I learned from previous moves and other challenges: eat real whole foods that actually give energy, not junk that creates a sugar spike followed by a crash.

https://www.goodto.com/food/foods-that-boost-energy-614079

Yogurt, granola bars, and fresh juicy fruits are among my go-to foods when I feel drained. Anything refreshing I can eat out of hand. And something available now that wasn't the last time I moved: smoothie bars. They'll throw a whole bunch of things in a blender, whizz it, and hand you human rocket fuel in a cup. \o/ Got one at a mall once when I was worn out -- frozen yogurt, blueberries, and yes I would love a scoop of protein powder!

I hope you feel better soon.

[cindybug]

Here's my card! :D

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That looks like a fun one. I punched a bunch of my squares in yesterday's Poetry Fishbowl.

Re: Yay!

[cindybug]

That's super cool! I need to get better at working on things as soon as I commit to them, but alas. :')

It's such a fun card though. I'm looking forward to getting started...

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Yeah, sometimes I miss a step too. I'll buy a thing and not put it up, or forget to work on something. It's why my goals page has a list of many things, so I remember to do them.

One thing that helps with getting started: make it small enough that you can start it immediately. Drabble, vignette, haiku -- we even have an Achievement for Diamonds & Dynamite. You can make a 2x2 or 3x3 card too.

[fuzzyred]

That looks like a great card! I hope you have fun trying to fill it.

[cindybug]

Thank you - I'm excited to give it a try! :D

[freevistas]

Here's my card: https://freevistas.dreamwidth.org/10966.html
This is my first time doing a bingo...hopefully I'm doing this right!

Welcome!

[fuzzyred]

That looks like a great card! There aren't many rules in this community, and there are plenty of options for filling a prompt. You seem to be doing well so far!

Re: Welcome!

[freevistas]

Thanks! :)

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

You're doing fine. This is a low-pressure, high-inspiration community so there's plenty of flexibility in making and filling cards.

Re: Go you!

[freevistas]

Thank you! :)