2023 in American public domain

{{Short description|United States works entering public domain}}

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|nickname = Public Domain Day

|image = The Jazz Singer (SAYRE 14546).jpg

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|caption = The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length film with synchronized sound, notably became public domain in 2023.{{cite news |last1=Magazine |first1=Smithsonian |last2=Wexler |first2=Ellen |title=These Works Are Now in the Public Domain |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-top-ten-works-entering-the-public-domain-2023-180981370/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=Smithsonian Magazine |date=29 December 2022 |language=en}}

|date = {{start date|2023|1|1}}

|frequency = Annually

|country = United States

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|prev = 2022 in American public domain

|next = 2024 in American public domain

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Under the Copyright Term Extension Act, books published in 1927, films released in 1927, and other works published in 1927, entered the public domain in 2023. Unpublished works whose authors died in 1952 entered the public domain.

Films

Literature

Music

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