Public Domain - Celebrating the Lifecycle of Copyright



Event Description

The Copyright Office will host the Copyright Matters event “Public Domain – Celebrating the Lifecycle of Copyright” on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. in the historic Coolidge Auditorium in the Jefferson Building in Washington, DC.


We will discuss works entering the public domain in 2019, with creators showing how they use public domain works to make something new. We also will host a performance from students at the Metropolitan School of the Arts based on material in the public domain. The event will be live streamed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAp7fhUd7u0


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