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New in 2026I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, But Not for MeGeorge and Ira Gershwin · 1930 · Music
Four Gershwin songs, including I Got Rhythm, the source of the "rhythm changes" chord progression.
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New in 2026All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)Lewis Milestone · 1930 · Films
Best Picture winner, one of the great anti-war films.
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New in 2026As I Lay DyingWilliam Faulkner · 1930 · Books
Faulkner's novel of the Bundren family's journey, told in 15 voices.
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New in 2026Betty Boop (1930 debut)Fleischer Studios · 1930 · Characters
Betty Boop's first appearances (Dizzy Dishes and three other 1930 cartoons), when she still had dog ears.
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New in 2026Dream a Little Dream of MeFabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn · 1930 · Music
Registered in 1930, so free in the US in 2026.
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New in 2026Nancy Drew (first four books)Carolyn Keene (Mildred Benson) · 1930 · Characters
The original texts of the first four Nancy Drew books, starting with The Secret of the Old Clock, and the character as introduced.
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New in 2026The Little Engine That Could (1930 illustrated version)Watty Piper, art by Lois Lenski · 1930 · Books
The popular illustrated version of the "I think I can" story.
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New in 2026The Maltese Falcon (novel)Dashiell Hammett · 1930 · Books
The full book version introducing Sam Spade. The novel and the character as written are free in the US.
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New in 2026The Murder at the Vicarage (first Miss Marple novel)Agatha Christie · 1930 · Books
The first novel featuring Miss Marple.
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New in 2026The St. Louis Blues (1925 recording)Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong · 1925 · Recordings
One of the great blues records, free as a recording in the US.
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New in 2026Blondie and Dagwood (1930 strips)Chic Young · 1930 · Characters
The first year of the Blondie comic strip.
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New in 2026Body and Soul, On the Sunny Side of the StreetJohnny Green; Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields · 1930 · Music
Two of the most recorded jazz standards.
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New in 2026Civilization and Its Discontents (German original)Sigmund Freud · 1930 · Books
Freud's essay on happiness and society, in the original German. Freud died in 1939, so it has been free in Europe since 2010.
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New in 2026Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow (1930)Piet Mondrian · 1930 · Art
Mondrian died in 1944, so his work has been free in Europe since 2015; this 1930 painting is now free in the US too.
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New in 2026Dick and Jane (Elson Basic Readers)William H. Elson, William S. Gray · 1930 · Books
The first appearances of the reading-primer characters.
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New in 2026Jules Rimet Cup (original World Cup trophy design)Abel Lafleur · 1930 · Art
The original FIFA World Cup trophy, as a sculpture.
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New in 2026Last and First MenOlaf Stapledon · 1930 · Books
A science-fiction history of humanity over two billion years.
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New in 2026Rover (later Pluto), 1930Walt Disney Productions · 1930 · Characters
The dog's first appearances in The Chain Gang and The Picnic, plus nine 1930 Mickey cartoons and the first week of Mickey comic strips.
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New in 2026Sitagliptin (Januvia, Janumet)Merck · 2026 · Patents
Generics were allowed on the US market from May 2026 under a settlement.
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New in 2026The Blue Angel and MoroccoJosef von Sternberg (Marlene Dietrich) · 1930 · Films
Dietrich's two breakthrough films.
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New in 2026Cakes and AleW. Somerset Maugham · 1930 · Books
Maugham's novel. Maugham died in 1965, so India freed all his works in 2026.
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New in 2026Murder! (Hitchcock) and L'Âge d'Or (Buñuel and Dalí)Alfred Hitchcock; Luis Buñuel · 1930 · Films
Early Hitchcock and the surrealist classic.
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Life+70 countries: EU, UK, Australia, Turkey, Russia, most of South America
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New in 2026How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie · 1936 · Books
One of the best-selling self-help books ever. Carnegie died in 1955, so it is free in the EU, the UK, Australia and other life+70 countries.
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New in 2026Thomas Mann (all works)Thomas Mann · 1955 · Books
Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, Death in Venice, Doctor Faustus. Mann died in 1955, so all his works became free in Europe and other life+70 countries, Australia included.
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New in 2026Albert Einstein (writings)Albert Einstein · 1955 · Books
Einstein's papers, books and letters published in his lifetime became free in life+70 countries.
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New in 2026Fernand Léger and Yves Tanguy (art)Fernand Léger; Yves Tanguy · 1955 · Art
The cubist and the surrealist both died in 1955.
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New in 2026José Ortega y Gasset (works)José Ortega y Gasset · 1955 · Books
The Revolt of the Masses and his essays.
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New in 2026Wallace Stevens and Paul Claudel (poetry)Wallace Stevens; Paul Claudel · 1955 · Books
Two major poets who died in 1955.
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Life+50 countries: e.g. China, Egypt, South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia
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New in 2026P. G. Wodehouse (Jeeves and Wooster, life+50 countries)P. G. Wodehouse · 1975 · Books
Wodehouse died in 1975: Jeeves, Wooster and Blandings became free in life+50 countries.
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New in 2026Dmitri Shostakovich (music, life+50 countries)Dmitri Shostakovich · 1975 · Music
His symphonies and the famous Waltz No. 2.
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New in 2026Hannah Arendt (works, life+50 countries)Hannah Arendt · 1975 · Books
The Human Condition, Eichmann in Jerusalem.
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New in 2026Sleigh Ride and The Typewriter (life+50 countries)Leroy Anderson · 1975 · Music
Leroy Anderson died in 1975: his light-music hits became free in life+50 countries.
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New in 2026Thornton Wilder (Our Town, life+50 countries)Thornton Wilder · 1975 · Books
Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
Life+50 2026
India and other life+60 countries
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New in 2026Winston Churchill, T. S. Eliot (India, life+60)Winston Churchill; T. S. Eliot · 1965 · Books
Both died in 1965, so India freed their works in 2026.
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New in 2026Cakes and AleW. Somerset Maugham · 1930 · Books
Maugham's novel. Maugham died in 1965, so India freed all his works in 2026.
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New in 2026Lapsed patents (unpaid maintenance fees)Patent owners worldwide · 2006 · Patents
Every patent filed 20 years ago (2006) has now expired, and many younger US patents lapse early because owners stop paying maintenance fees at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years. Their full technical drawings and instructions are free to use.
Worldwide 2026
Australia
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New in 2026Australia's first new public domain in 20 yearsAuthors who died in 1955 · 1955 · Other
Australia moved from life+50 to life+70 in 2005 without reviving expired works, so nothing new entered for twenty years. On 1 January 2026 works by authors who died in 1955 became free there, and Trove opened 1955 newspapers.
Australia 2026
Canada
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New in 2026Semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy compound)Novo Nordisk · 2026 · Patents
The compound patent on the world's best-selling weight-loss drug ended in early 2026 in Canada (Novo let it lapse), China, India and Brazil. Health Canada received generic filings and generics launched in India.
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China
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New in 2026Semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy compound)Novo Nordisk · 2026 · Patents
The compound patent on the world's best-selling weight-loss drug ended in early 2026 in Canada (Novo let it lapse), China, India and Brazil. Health Canada received generic filings and generics launched in India.
Canada 2026China 2026India 2026Brazil 2026
India
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New in 2026Semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy compound)Novo Nordisk · 2026 · Patents
The compound patent on the world's best-selling weight-loss drug ended in early 2026 in Canada (Novo let it lapse), China, India and Brazil. Health Canada received generic filings and generics launched in India.
Canada 2026China 2026India 2026Brazil 2026
Brazil
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New in 2026Semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy compound)Novo Nordisk · 2026 · Patents
The compound patent on the world's best-selling weight-loss drug ended in early 2026 in Canada (Novo let it lapse), China, India and Brazil. Health Canada received generic filings and generics launched in India.
Canada 2026China 2026India 2026Brazil 2026
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