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 ...

These are just a small handful of the most important items on the list. Click here to view photo gallery Source: These Classic Characters Are Now in the Public Domain ...

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

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.

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 ...

Need inspiration? A new database from The Public Domain Review is a veritable trove of creativity across centuries.

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

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