Popular Standards From 1929 Have Entered The Public Domain

Last year, the original version of Mickey Mouse went into the public domain. That doesn’t mean that anyone can use Mickey Mouse’s image for whatever they want, but it does mean that the version of Mickey who first appeared in Walt Disney’s original Steamboat Willie cartoon is now fair game. After 95 years, pieces of intellectual property lose their copyright protection, which means nobody needs permission to make things like the Mickey-themed horror cheapie Screamboat. It’s a whole new year now, which means a bunch of other cultural works are now in the public domain, including a pack of popular standards from 1929.