page_title: Public Domain Day
section_title: Celebrations
hierarchical_section_title: Public Domain Day / Celebrations
caption_attribution_description: Dzień Domeny Publicznej 2008 - Warszawa, Biblioteka Narodowa [1] Polimerek o Koalicji Otwartej Edukacji
context_page_description: Public Domain Day is an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain. This legal transition of copyright works into the public domain usually happens every year on 1 January based on the individual copyright laws of each country.
  The observance of a "Public Domain Day" was initially informal; the earliest known mention was in 2004 by Wallace McLean, with support for the idea echoed by Lawrence Lessig. Several websites list the authors whose works are entering the public domain each January 1. There are activities in countries around the world by various organizations all under the banner Public Domain Day.
context_section_description: It is not clear when Public Domain Day started to be observed (it was mentioned by Lawrence Lessig in 2004) but in recent years it has been mentioned by Project Gutenberg and has been promoted by Creative Commons. Public Domain Day events have been hosted on various dates in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Israel.
  In January 2011, to celebrate Public Domain Day 2011, Open Knowledge Foundation launched The Public Domain Review, a web-based review of works which have entered the public domain.
  In January 2012, a celebration was announced in Warsaw, Poland and for the first time in Kraków), where for several years on that day various activities have been organized by free culture NGOs (such as Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji and Open Society Institute) and other supporters. Other 2012 events announced worldwide:
  Switzerland: Public Domain Jam, Zurich
  Israel: PD Day Celebration at Haifa University, Haifa
  Macedonia: Events and promotional activities on the Public Domain
  Italy:
  La giornata del Pubblico Dominio, Turin
  Festeggiamo il Giorno del Pubblico Dominio, Rome
  Celebriamo il Giorno del Pubblico Dominio e la Cultura Libera, Grosseto
  France: Journée du domaine public, Paris
  In later years, Public Domain Day events have been organized by Communia, which also maintained the (now defunct) publicdomainday.org website.
caption: Public Domain Day celebration in Poland (2008)
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