Different laws regulate the actual recordings of songs, and those newly in the public domain this week date to 1925. They ...

If you’re looking for songs, books, or movies with content you want to use, you are probably examining which of your ...

Fans of the 1930s character Betty Boop can rejoice as a precursor of the iconic cartoon is now in the public domain, as of ...

There are several properties becoming public domain when 2026 begins, including four seminal mystery novels from 1930.

As 2026 begins, so does a new chapter for creativity. Thousands of books, films, songs and works of art from the early 20th ...

One of Disney's most famous characters and one of Agatha Christie's most important novels enter the public domain this year, ...

The new year means that a 95-year-old Disney character is now part of the public domain alongside Mickey Mouse and Winnie-the-Pooh.

Nancy Drew, Betty Boop and the first version of what would become Pluto are among the countless creative works entering the public domain as their copyrights expire on New Year's Day.

A new chapter of animation history begins as the leash on one of Disney’s most iconic hounds has finally been cut.