On January 22, hundreds of people worldwide joined SINGIN' IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, a virtual celebration of the books, films, and music now free to share, remix, and reimagine in 2025! The livestream is available to watch:
🧶💾 Punch cards aren’t just relics of computing—they’re still powering knitting machines today! Discover how hobbyists & archivists are preserving this blend of tech + textile in the latest post from our Vanishing Culture series. ⁠ 🔗 ⁠ 🕳️ #VanishingCulture⁠ image
On Aaron Swartz: “He stood for freedom of access to information, especially for scientific research — things the public had already paid for.” - Lisa Rein, co-founder of @npub1v0sp...tw6h Learn more:
Every 4 years, a team of libraries & research organizations work together to preserve material from U.S. government websites during the transition of administrations. 🗳️ Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @npub1yj0z...40rp ➡️ image
🚧 What do dancing babies, "under construction" signs, and bubble-gum-blowing Furbys tell us about digital preservation? In the latest essay for the Internet Archive's Vanishing Culture series, writer JD Shadel explores the rise, fall, and cultural legacy of early Internet GIFs—and why they matter today.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 ⁠ 🕳️ #VanishingCulture⁠
Congrats "THE WAYBACK MACHINE" by Diego Diaz & Can Sark (57s clip)⁠ Honorable Mention of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest.⁠ ⁠ Diaz and Sark’s film is an audacious and yes, dopey exploration of the essential greatness of Internet Archive and the dread near-infinity of copyright. Explore all the winners: #FilmRemix #PublicDomain #CreativeWorks
Since 2004, Internet Archive has collaborated with a group of libraries and research organizations on the End of Term Web Archive. 💾 Learn more about the effort:
Congrats "THE SITUATIONSHIP" by Samara Meyer Third Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. Clara Bow shines in this sapphic love story, blending timeless glamour with bold storytelling. Explore all the winners: #FilmRemix #PublicDomain #CreativeWorks
Congrats “THE ARCHIVE BOOGIE” by Samantha Close Second Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. 1929 was a great year for the movies! Filmmaker Samantha Close expresses both the breadth of 1929’s production and the eternal bounty of the public domain, using images from 1929’s films and public domain images from elsewhere and elsewhen. Explore all the winners: #FilmRemix #PublicDomain #CreativeWorks
Congrats "WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND" by Queline Meadows. First Place winner of the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest. The short blends movies, images, music & text into a meditation on time’s passage. Explore all the winners: #FilmRemix #PublicDomain #CreativeWorks