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 ...

With the beginning of 2025, paintings by the likes of Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and André Derain are entering the public ...

By law, all films, music, and books created in the United States are protected under copyright. But copyrights eventually ...

The properties entering the public domain in 2025 were first released in 1929—or, in the case of sound recordings, 1924. Here’s an incomplete list: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (Book) ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public ...

Popeye joining Mickey Mouse in the public domain, along with the first appearance of Mickey's signature white gloves.

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 — ...

All of the films, books, art, and sound recordings released in the entire decade of the 1920s are now officially part of the ...

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 ...

In the U.S., the length of copyright protection for works published before 1978 is 95 years. That means works from 1929 and ...