Aaron Moss’s roundup of arrivals to the public domain in 2026 lists over 150 works newly out of copyright, and discusses how we can’t always reuse the versions we think we can of some public domain stories, songs, and characters.
One such public domain folktale was retold by Mary Jacobs in 1910, and by Mabel Bragg in 1916. In 24 days, we can finally reuse a more familiar version of The Little Engine That Could, as retold by Watty Piper and illustrated by Lois Lenski. #PublicDomainDayCountdown
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Hi John – thanks so much for linking to my PD 2016 post! I’m enjoying following your daily features.
Best,
Aaron
whoops – I meant 2026. No Public Domain Day in 2016.