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1923 and free! Once copyrighted works newly entering the public domain

Where to search for copyright status

In HathiTrust, public domain works are identifed in the Rights Statement.  Those works free to use are indicated by the following statements:  Rights:   Public Domain, Google-digitized. 

Learn more about how to investigate the copyright status of work from the United States Copyright Office, Circular 22.