Jennifer Jenkins, the director of Duke Law School’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain, documents each year’s Public Domain Day highlights on the center’s website. “For copyrighted ...

Filmmakers working in the ever-expanding genre of public domain horror will soon have even more Mickey Mouse to play with. With every new year comes new works that are set to go into the public ...

Many things entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2025, including Disney’s first “Silly Symphonies” piece, the “Skeleton Dance.” Now, everyone can use it. 12 other Mickey shorts are ...

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain ... when Walt Disney directed the iconic Skeleton Dance short animated by Ub Iwerks ...

It's January, and for people in the US, that means the same thing it's meant every January since 2019: a new batch of previously copyrighted works have entered the public domain. People can ...

Other notable Disney works in the public domain in 2025 are Disney’s first “Silly Symphony” short, titled “The Skeleton Dance,” directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks.

Somewhat unrelatedly, The Skeleton Dance, the first of Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies series will also enter the public domain, which is great news because The Skeleton Dance still whips.

While not starring Mickey Mouse, there’s another Disney animated short that will soon enter the Public Domain in 2025 as well: The Skeleton Dance. This first installment in the Silly Symphony ...

The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain. While 2024 saw many popular intellectual properties lose copyright protection ...

Even if you're not one for getting dressed up and going out to ring in the new year, there's still something to celebrate on Jan. 1: a new batch of copyrighted works entering the public domain.

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain. Today, many materials that were copyrighted in 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924 ...