internetarchive<p>Tom Lehrer (1928–2025) made musical satire sing…and sting. His songs were funny, outrageous, & often uncomfortably true.</p><p>He died recently at 97. Years earlier, he disclaimed copyright to all his lyrics and compositions; a gesture as radical as his songs.</p><p>We remember his life, his legacy, & what it means for the <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/digitalcommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalcommons</span></a> ⤵️<br><a href="https://blog.archive.org/2025/08/01/tom-lehrer-1928-2025-a-life-in-satire-a-legacy-in-the-commons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.archive.org/2025/08/01/to</span><span class="invisible">m-lehrer-1928-2025-a-life-in-satire-a-legacy-in-the-commons/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomLehrer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/Satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/PublicDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDomain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/tags/InternetArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetArchive</span></a></p>