Explore items in the National Library’s collection that enter the public domain this year, including the unpublished works of Miles Franklin and Chester Wilmot.

Every year, on 1 January, creative works come out of copyright and into the public domain.

See some of the creative works from our collections have come out of copyright and into the public domain this year.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Manuscripts Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Maps Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Music Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Oral History and Folklore Collection.

A summary of copyright and rights in the Pictures Collection.

A list of resources about copyright law, exceptions, organisations and ways of finding copyright owners

When you might not need copyright owner permission to copy and re-use material