Works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 are now open to all in the U.S. This means all books, films, songs and art ...

A new year means a new start, and for some pieces of media, it means entering the public domain. In 2024, one of the most ...

“Steamboat Willie,” finally entered the public domain last year), and two of the most beloved and well-known comic-book and comic-strip characters in the history of the medium. Here are ten of ...

There are a ton of new characters, books, films, and songs joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh in the public domain grab-bag this year. Copyrights for creative works typically last 95 years, ...

The works of art, music, literature, and film now entering the public domain will be yours, mine, and everyone's. You can try ...

According to the Duke University School of Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, that list includes a number of iconic characters. The very first appearance of Popeye the Sailor ...

Superman. Captain America. The Fantastic Four. All of these characters, and many, many more, are getting new movies this year ...

Some works enter the public domain the moment they are created, such as the AI-generated images below. Others take their ...

The original Popeye and Tintin characters have now entered the public domain. The original Popeye the Sailor first appeared in the King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17 ...

Screamboat”—“Terrifier” star David Howard Thornton’s horror movie featuring the public domain character Steamboat Willie—is ...

But as we saw with the litigation around the character Sherlock Holmes in the mid-2010s, just because a first instance of a work enters the public domain does not mean a character is free game.