This means that classical pieces, blues and jazz, spoken word comedy or drama, and any other type of recording could have been shortlisted. Seven experts whittled the selection down to 60 finalists which were refined to 10 pieces by ARSC members.Īll genres and sound recording types were eligible. The ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections) have surveyed their members to find their ten most notable recordings entering public domain in 2022. We explain why so many recordings are entering public domain at once this year further down below. Sound recordings entering the public domain in 2022Īs mentioned, there are a huge swathe of recordings coming to the public domain on the 1st January, 2022. With over 400,000 sound recordings estimated to enter the public domain on January 1st, 2022 we can’t list them all here (sorry!) but we will break down a useful list of some of the notable entries. If you’re wondering: Does this mean that I can legally sample any music now in the public domain? Yes you can, providing an amazing opportunity to take antique gold and transform it into something new within your music. This means that the ownership of this content is now in the public’s hands to do with as they wish. Books, film recordings, and our favourite of all: music. January 1st, 2022 sees an estimated 400,000 sound recordings enter the public domain from before 1923.Īt the start of every year we’re treated to a large selection of content entering the public domain as it reaches 100 years since release.

Public domain music