Albert Einstein,Thomas Mann and Alfréd Hajós Enter the Public Domain in 2026 - Hungarian Conservative

Albert Einstein,Thomas Mann and Alfréd Hajós Enter the Public Domain in 2026 - Hungarian Conservative

A wide range of influential works, from Albert Einstein’s scientific writings to novels by Thomas Mann and designs by Hungarian architect Alfréd Hajós, entered the public domain on 1 January, 2026, Hungary’s Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) announced. Under European and Hungarian copyright law, protection lasts until the end of the 70th year after an author’s death. As a result, works whose last surviving creator died in 1955 lost copyright p…