1925 was a significant year in American history: Calvin Coolidge became President, the Harlem Renaissance was in full swing, the Scopes trial began, the Chrysler Corporation was founded, and New York officially became the largest city in the world. world. It was also a great year for the arts: F. Scott Fitzgerlad published “The Great Gatsby”, Virginia Woolf published “Mrs. Dalloway,” “Go West” hit theaters, and Jelly Roll Morton had audiences dancing to “Shreveport Stomps.” Now, in 2021, these works, and hundreds more like them, fall into the public domain.
Being in the public domain means that no individual or company any longer owns the intellectual rights to the work. Therefore, the work in question may be used without permission. When a work enters the public domain, it essentially becomes the property of the public. (There are caveats, of course. If an artist reuses public domain works for something new, for example, the artist’s new work will not fall into the public domain.)
Originally, these works would have been free to use 75 years after their publication, in 2001. However, in 1998, Congress extended the copyright laws for another 20 years, keeping these works out of the public domain for much longer.
In honor of this year’s class of works – arguably one of the best to date – entering the public domain, Stacker has compiled a list of 50 of the most streamed songs in the public domain, chosen from the public domain list of the 698 most streamed songs. popular songs inside. From “Happy Birthday” to “Pomp and Circumstance,” read on to learn a little more about these classic songs.
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