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 ...

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

It’s a new year, and that means more works are headed to the public domain. This year, thousands of copyrighted works created ...

A new year brings lots of new things — including a new batch of entries into the public domain. 2025’s list includes ...

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

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 ...

At the turn of the new year, several pieces of classic media entered the public domain, making them free to use by anyone.

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 ...

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 ...