Timothy from Creative Commons writes, “In the US beginning Jan 1,
2019–after a devastating 20 year drought brought on by the infamous 1998
‘Mickey Mouse Protection Act.’ Creators, commons advocates,
librarians, legal activists and others are https://creativecommons.o... ">celebrating in San Francisco at the Internet Archive on January 25, 2019
to mark the ‘Grand Re-Opening of the Public Domain.’ There will be
keynotes (including from Cory Doctorow and Larry Lessig), panels with
legal experts like Pam Samuelson and EFF, and lightning talks to
showcase the important, weird, and wonderful public domain.”