Some popular songs from 1923 that are have join the public domain include:
Down Heart Blues by Bessie Smith
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Who’s Sorry Now by Isham Jones Orchestra
That Old Gang of Mine by Billy Murray and Smalle
Swingin’ Down the Lane by Isham Jones Orchestra
Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses by Carl Fenton’s Orchestra
Dreamy Melody by Art Landry and his Call of the North Orchestra
No, No, Nora by die Cantor
Come celebrate the public domain with us in person Paul Whiteman
San Francisco on January 24th, or virtually on January 25th.
Last week saw a massive special database of support for the Internet Archive and our legal positions from prominent library and nonprofit organizations, as well as hundrs of librarians and academics, who fil amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs in the Hachette v. Internet Archive Second Circuit appeal. Read on to learn why they believe our appeal should succe.
American Library Association and Association of Research Libraries. This brief supports the Internet Archive’s position that our use of Controll Digital Lending is a nonprofit ucational use rather than a “commercial” one, and urges the Court to consider the broader impact its decision will have on a host of everyday library practices that rely on fair use.
Libraries rely on fair use at every step in a typical digital preservation workflow
From cataloging to access.” Read the full brief here.
Authors Alliance. This brief voices the strong support of authors for the Internet Archive and controll digital lending. “Authors want and ne disney may utilize trademark to purchase their books, but the copyright system has never requir libraries to pay for those books again and again in order to provide readers with access in angola lists relevant to them in light of evolving technology.” Read the full brief here.