# \#public-domain

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## [The Cheap Seats: SCANALYST at the Movies](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-cheap-seats-scanalyst-at-the-movies/4211)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [9 August 2026 01:56 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-cheap-seats-scanalyst-at-the-movies/4211 "2026-08-09T01:56:18Z")

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If you enjoy classic movies and find yourself bored with the endless series of sequels and reboots from present-day Hollywood, each striving to be more woke, transgressive, and aligned with the momentary obsessions of th…

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## [“Tom Swift and His Flying Boat” Added to Fourmilab's Tom Swift Collection](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/tom-swift-and-his-flying-boat-added-to-fourmilabs-tom-swift-collection/4252)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [28 January 2024 09:56 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/tom-swift-and-his-flying-boat-added-to-fourmilabs-tom-swift-collection/4252 "2024-01-28T09:56:26Z")

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Time marches on, and as of 2024, any book published in 1928 or earlier is in the public domain in the U.S. and most other countries. When I started the Tom Swift and His Pocket Library project, the threshold was 1922,…

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## [Tom Lehrer’s Songs Now in the Public Domain](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/tom-lehrer-s-songs-now-in-the-public-domain/2463)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [17 December 2022 14:58 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/tom-lehrer-s-songs-now-in-the-public-domain/2463 "2022-12-17T14:58:57Z")

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Tom Lehrer, who celebrated his 94th birthday on 2022-04-09, has placed all of his musical work in the public domain as of 2022-11-01, free to download as lyrics, sheet music, or MP3 audio files from his Web site, Tom L…