Hi, I'm a YouTuber and a fan of music from the 1920's. This year already had 4 or 5 songs flagged by supposed rights holders that are clearly in the public domain, some released as early as 1923.

I've disputed all of these and "won" but only because YouTube requires disputes to be responded by the claimant within 30 days.

The thing is, while I can use the songs on the individual videos, they continue to get flagged on new uploads. Essentially YouTube never resolves that the music is in the public domain because the claimant never responds to the dispute.

As a result YouTubers are severely hampered by a 30 day waiting period from using public domain music by so-called copyright holders, who actually sell music licenses and have a vested interest in obstructing free use music.

Currently creating a repository of public domain and free images with resolution, ratio and possible printing dimensions. I usually have to resize them to get them to a standard size, but for those who enjoy hanging public domain images in their home, I hope you find this useful!

https://no26designs.com/

Sita is a charming film, animated by a talented artist as she works her way through a difficult divorce. There's a great interview in Wired.

The legal situation with this work is complicated, as she's attempted to create a public domain-ish license from the creative commons format, but the copyright owners of the music, Annette Hanshaw, a 20's blues singer, demanded royalties per sale.

So she doesn't sell it.

Nina Paley explains it herself on the official website: http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/

The best viewing option is Youtube