NYPL librarians have discovered that “up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain”. Rights holders used to have to renew their copyrights; most didn’t.
This site is made possible by member support. โค๏ธ
Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support.
When you buy through links on kottke.org, I may earn an affiliate commission. Thanks for supporting the site!
kottke.org. home of fine hypertext products since 1998.
NYPL librarians have discovered that “up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain”. Rights holders used to have to renew their copyrights; most didn’t.
Stay Connected