History belongs to all of us. Those who take it away are robbing you personally and everyone you know.

Its one of Whale's best and is in the public domain so we can all enjoy it. youtu.be/IHnbCXq6dy4

Seen news that a new techniqye for repairing bones is being pioneered in the People's Republic of China. I hope it pans out, it should be an important step forward in health care. It also gives me an opportunity to discuss patents, another form of IP control.

Very sad, Time to start the countdown

The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth publicdomarchive.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

Common Sense Country a 19th Utopian short story by L.S. Bevington publicdomarchive.blogspot.com/2025/06/comm...

Yes! We have no Bananas. youtu.be/IVvhT6aSMj0

"We noticed you at the bar, we like your vibe".

This must be Stephen King's favourite

Nearly everyday is a day of discovery for me. For example #TIL that Illma Gore created a painting depicting a naked Donald Trump and released it into the public domain... I refuse to suffer alone!

Samara Meyer’s THE SITUATIONSHIP reimagines a 1920s silent film as a queer college romance. Read how it placed third in the 2025 #PublicDomainDay Remix Contest. More ➡️ ronrockycoloma.com/2025/05/09/s... 🧵 #RonRockyColoma

Ross Scott, the founder of #StopKillingGames, released a video detailing his efforts spearheading the movement, as well as addressing detractors and what could be next for the future: youtu.be/HIfRLujXtUo We salute his efforts and those of all the volunteers who have pushed this movement forward! o7

Remember, we still have 5 and a half weeks in which we can still make a difference with #directdemocracy Get friends and family to sign our Initiatives, and get influencers talking about the most important movement in gaming history! eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Big news in the world of public domain. Godzilla will enter the public domain in Japan in 2031. publicdomarchive.blogspot.com/2025/06/godz...

I'm mostly a movies and comicstrips guy but IP effects everything around us and its consequences can be literally hazardous to public health.

This may proof timely given current events. A U.S. Military demonstration on how to dismantle a Nuclear bomb.

Common Sense Country a 19th Utopian short story by L.S. Bevington publicdomarchive.blogspot.com/2025/06/comm...

I'm very conflicted here, I'll have to flip a coin to decide who I hate more.

Canadian WWI poster circa 1917, but War Bonds.

I enjoy some old US telly, but the constant breaks for a"short" word from the sponsors, usually tobacco and an appliance is extremely frustrating and jarring. Judgement at Nuremberg waa sponsor by a Gas Oven!

I've been looking through collections of the satirical British magazine Punch to find a particular image from 1883. No luck yet but have found some well unique cartoons.

Presenting a Science Fiction short story by Ray Bradbury, 1944s The Morgue Ship publicdomarchive.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

Wrote a short piece introducing the strange world of Drive-in cinema, as in movies produced on the cheap by regional movie tycoons outside the Hollywood system. Includes an American Kaiju flick and a bonkers time travelling Nazisploitation b-movie. publicdomarchive.blogspot.com/2025/05/driv...

#Nowplaying English language version of the Polish revolutionary song Whirlwinds of Danger. Dated 1925.

How ironic.

“RAISE HELL!” ✊ Maria Bustillos (@mariabustillos.bsky.social) calls on writers & readers to defend libraries & demand ebook ownership, not rentals. Attacks on libraries are attacks on knowledge itself. 📚 Full video ➡️ youtu.be/lu8jK_27vF0 #LibraryAdvocacy #DigitalRights #InternetArchive

Today we spotlight Modern Fiction Studies and this latest issue (muse.jhu.edu/issue/53930) which is open access & free - all thanks to their participation in our Subscribe to Open program. #StepUP & explore S2O on MUSE: bit.ly/MUSE_S2O Thanks! @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Geese in the Bog Medley. Music from 1916. #freemusic

society moves forwards one software patent expiration at a time

Rare recording of Houdini's voice. Explaining his water cell. Recorded in 1914.

#NowPlaying #music The Tale of the Bumble Bee, 1903 recording featurinh Jules Levy.

The 1926 screen adaption of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is lostmedia. But its trailer survives, giving us an idea of what audiences in the 20s enjoyed.

Scenes from Anarchist Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. 1936

An early example of animation captured on film. Émile Cohl's 1909 Fantasmagorie.

Keep circulating the tapes!

Annie Oakley showcases her marksmanship. Filmed in 1894.

"The name's Bond. James Bond. Junior."

"The names Bond, Jimmy Bond". youtu.be/qBCqz-eNz-o

Windmills near Zaandam, 1871

The Motor Accident an early British Comedic scene, produced in 1906.

Its the Ides of March, To mark the day here's a 1914 recording of Marc Antony's speech from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, performed by Harry E. Humphrey youtu.be/ViTdzH1ns9A

Footage of the US Army's Autogyro fleet in action i Dayton Ohio. 1941

George Washington Carver accepts an award. Featuring his voice.

The surviving fragments from Winsor McCay's animation of Centaurs.

🎨 Istanbul, 1830 #Painting

Harpo Marx showcasing his Harp playing skills in 1929s The Cocoanauts

To celebrate 3 minute videos here's a instrumental version of Whirlwinds of Danger.

Since Queer people are under increasing attack in the US, UK, Russia, China, frankly many places I've been doing my best to preserve and share important parts of history. Master playlist Queer Cinema: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Control of information is an attack on our collective memory.

📚 #booksky I'm in the middle of Richard Bradford's biography of George Orwell. I'm learning some new facts and rediscovering older texts that made an impact on me in the past. Arthur Eric Blair passed away in 1950, his life's work are in the public domain in the UK.