2011 in public domain

none When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that entered the public domain in 2011. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works are not uniform. Entered the public domain in countries with life + 70 years With the exception of Belarus & Spain (which has a copyright term of Life + 80 years for creators that died before 1987), a work enters the public domain in Europe 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the creator's lifetime.http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/eu-extends-copyright-term-to-70-years-1005348552.story EU Extends Copyright Term To 70 Years | Billboard Billboard.biz 2011-09-12 2014-01-07 2013-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20130106035644/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/eu-extends-copyright-term-to-70-years-1005348552.story dead Directive 2006/116/EC The list is sorted alphabetically and includes a notable work of the creator that entered the public domain on January 1, 2011. Names Country Birth Death Occupation Notable workJ.-H. Rosny aînéBelgium France 1856 02 17 dmy 1940 02 11 dmyAuthorLes Xipéhuz and The Death of the Earth Walter Benjamin Germany 1892 07 15 dmy 1940 09 26 dmy Philosopher The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction E. F. Benson United Kingdom 1867 07 24 dmy 1940 02 29 dmy Writer, archeologist Mapp and Lucia series: Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp John Buchan United Kingdom 1875 08 26 dmy 1940 02 11 dmy Writer, politician List of works by John BuchanPedro de Alcântara Brazil 1875 10 15 dmy 1940 01 29 dmy Mikhail Bulgakov Russia 1891 05 15 dmy 1940 03 10 dmy Writer Heart of a Dog Jan F. E. Celliers South Africa 1865 01 12 dmy 1940 06 01 dmy Writer Die Vlakte en ander gedigte Louis Fles Netherlands 1872 10 19 dmy 1940 05 24 dmy Businessman, author Hitler, hervormer of misdadiger? Walter Hasenclever Germany 1890 07 08 dmy 1940 06 22 dmy Poet, playwright The Son Verner von Heidenstam Sweden 1859 07 06 dmy 1940 05 20 dmy Writer Folkunga Trädet John A. Hobson United Kingdom 1858 07 06 dmy 1940 04 01 dmy Economist List of works by John A. Hobson Paul Klee Switzerland 1879 12 18 dmy 1940 06 29 dmy Artist Paul Klee Notebooks Jan Kubelík Czech Republic 1880 07 05 dmy 1940 12 05 dmy Composer Selma Lagerlöf Sweden 1858 11 20 dmy 1940 03 16 dmy Writer, teacher Gösta Berling's Saga George Lansbury United Kingdom 1859 02 22 dmy 1940 05 20 dmy Politician, editor What I Saw in RussiaPhilip Francis NowlanUnited States 1888 11 13 dmy1940 02 01 dmyAuthorArmageddon 2419 A.D. Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer Poland 1865 02 12 dmy 1940 01 18 dmy WriterThe End of the 19th Century, Hymn to Nirvana Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao India 1865 11 02 dmy 1940 01 01 dmy Writer Works Silvestre Revueltas Mexico 1899 12 31 dmy 1940 10 05 dmy Composer Homenaje a Federico García Lorca Anton Hansen Tammsaare Estonia 1878 01 30 dmy 1940 03 01 dmy Writer Truth and Justice, Menno ter Braak Netherlands 1902 01 26 dmy 1940 05 14 dmy Writer Het nationaal-socialisme als rancuneleer Leon Trotsky Russia 1879 11 07 dmy 1940 08 21 dmy Marxist theorist List of books by Leon Trotsky Édouard Vuillard France 1868 11 11 dmy 1940 06 21 dmy Artist The Seamstress Entered the public domain in countries with life + 50 years In most countries of Africa and Asia, as well as Belarus, Bolivia, Canada, New Zealand, Egypt and Uruguay; a work enters the public domain 50 years after the creator's death. NamesCountryBirthDeathOccupationNotable work Chris van Abkoude Netherlands 1880 11 06 dmy 1960 01 02 dmy Writer, Novelist Pietje BellLady Cynthia AsquithUnited Kingdom1887 09 27 dmy1960 03 31 dmyAuthor and editorThis Mortal CoilEric Temple BellUnited KingdomUnited States1883 02 07 dmy1960 12 21 dmyMathematician and science fiction writer Albert Camus France 1913 11 07 dmy 1960 01 04 dmy Philosopher, author The StrangerVictor Rousseau EmanuelUnited Kingdom1879 01 02 dmy1960 04 06 dmyAuthorJohn Russell FearnUnited Kingdom1908 06 05 dmy1960 09 18 dmyAuthor Elsie J. Oxenham United Kingdom 1880 11 25 dmy 1960 01 09 dmy Children's novelist Abbey Series of booksEden PhillpottsUnited Kingdom1862 11 04 dmy1960 12 29 dmyAuthor, poet and dramatistThe Farmer's Wife Nevil Shute United Kingdom 1899 01 17 dmy 1960 01 12 dmy Aeronautical engineer, novelist On the Beach Victor Sjöström Sweden 1879 09 20 dmy 1960 01 03 dmy Film director, actor The Phantom Carriage Dadasaheb Torne India 1890 04 13 dmy 1960 01 19 dmy Film director Shree Pundalik Entering the public domain in countries with life + 80 years Spain (for creators that died before 1987), Colombia and Equatorial Guinea have a copyright term of life + 80 years. The list is sorted alphabetically and includes one notable work that entered the public domain on 1 January 2011 for each creator. +List of authorsNamesCountryBirthDeathOccupationNotable work Thomas Bulch Australia 1862 12 30 dmy 1930 11 13 dmy Composer Memories of England Henry Creamer United States 1879 06 21 dmy 1930 10 14 dmy Composer, lyricistCharles DerennesFrance 1882 08 04 dmy1930 04 27 dmyAuthor, essayist and poetArthur Conan DoyleUnited Kingdom 1859 05 22 dmy1930 07 07 dmyAuthor and physicianThe Lost World, Sherlock Holmes Entering the public domain in the United States Public domain in the United States In the United States, the copyright status of works extends for the life of the author or artists, plus 70 years.https://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2012/pre-1976 What Could Have Entered the Public Domain | Duke University School of Lawhttp://www.copyright.gov/legislation/s505.pdf One Hundred Fifth Congress of the United States of America - At the second session - An Act To amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes. August 30, 2022 If the work is owned by a corporation, then the copyright extends 95 years.https://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm https://web.archive.org/web/20090626030245/http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm dead June 26, 2009 LibGuides: Copyright at Cornell Libraries: Copyright Services Due to the passing of the Copyright Term Extension Act (Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act) in 1998, works never registered or published before January 1, 1978, and whose authors died before 1941 entered the public domain in this jurisdiction on January 1, 2011.https://www.copyright.gov/pr/pdomain.html Certain Unpublished, Unregistered Works Enter Public Domain United States Copyright Office 2003-01-13 2026-04-21 Other works would not enter the public domain here until 2019.http://www.pdinfo.com/Copyright-Law/Copyright-Law.php United States Copyright Law 2012-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140801121535/http://www.pdinfo.com/Copyright-Law/Copyright-Law.php 2014-08-01 dead Worldwide Nina Paley donated her 2008 film Sita Sings the Blues through a CC0 copyright notice.Paley Nina To the extent possible under law, Nina Paley has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Sita Sings the Blues. This work is published from: United States. https://www.sitasingstheblues.com/ www.sitasingstheblues.com/ 27 September 2025 See also 1960 in literature for deaths of writers Public Domain Day Creative Commons References January 2019 Category:Public domain by year Public domain