Happy New Year, and with January 1, 2026 a whole bunch of works from 1930 have entered the public domain in the United States. (Recorded music has its own rules.)
For a few years now, I’ve looked to see what Universalist works are now in the public domain. Nothing denominational apart from the main denominational magazine, and they’ve been freely available (but under copyright) for some time. A few references here and there in other books, but slim pickings and I’m not sure how many I’ll run down, if any.
But there are a number of valuable cultural works that are now in the public domain, including the sheet music of the well-loved “Georgia on My Mind” (especially if you’re from Georgia like I am) but clergy beware of Agatha Christie’s The Murder an the Vicarage.
You can read a more detailed review at the Internet Archive.
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