Kenny Malone

you will learn that the copyright has now expired on the book, The Maltese Falcon, the song, Georgia On My Mind, the Academy Award winning film, All Quiet on the Western Front.

And yes, Betty Boop and her iconic catchphrase.

Although Jennifer has noted something odd about what we've written on her Valentine.

Yes.

We're going to get to that in a second.

Because first, the reason I wanted to give a Valentine to this list is because it feels like all of these works are now flooding into the public domain in a somewhat novel way.

And that is because for 20 years leading up to 2019, basically nothing entered the public domain.

Legislators, with lobbying from Disney, kept extending the length of copyright.

And I mean, and you can find out about it from my Valentine, the public, the public domain day list from Jennifer Jenkins.

Ah, yes.

The boop, boop, a question mark.

Happy Valentine's Day and welcome to Planet Money.

I'm Kenny Malone.

Today on the show, the things that we love and that we think you will love.

Nick Fountain brings us investigative reporting that you can do at home as well.

Erika Barris makes a case for the love of her life, the one that got away, the US penny.

And along the way, together, we will all design the first ever official Planet Money Valentine's Day card that you can print out and give to the nerd love of your life.

We're going to finish our Betty Boop Boop question mark Valentine by coming up with a pun to make the economist in your life swoon.

Although it turns out it will be a bit of one.

Boop Boop but Dupuis.