The start of 2025 means thousands of iconic characters and creative works have entered the public domain, including the ...

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 ...

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

Filmmakers working in the ever-expanding genre of public domain horror will soon have even more Mickey Mouse to play with.

The Sound and the Fury,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Maltese Falcon' lose their copyright protection on Jan. 1, and it's ...

Get ready, nerds: a whole host of iconic works of art — from film, music, animation, books, and more—are coming into the ...

Popeye, Tintin, and films from Alfred Hitchcock and the Marx Brothers entered the public domain in the U.S. this week.

A satirical look at how this year's new public domain entries could be turned into horror, from Mickey Mouse and Popeye to ...

More work from major writers, directors and musicians — along with legendary characters — entered the public domain to start ...

The first iteration of Popeye and Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film are among the copyrighted works that will enter the public domain in 2025.