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

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 ...

The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in ...

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) ...

The original versions of Popeye and Tintin have now entered the public domain, leaving potential adaptation possibilities ...

There are a ton of new characters, books, films, and songs joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh in the public domain grab ...

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 ...

Celebrated on the first day of every year, Public Domain Day marks the day works with copyrights that expired the year prior enter the public ...

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

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...