The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and ...

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

Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.

Nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons also are becoming public domain, two years after Steamboat Willie made the first version of ...

In a kind of copyright twofer, a film called “Cimarron,” and the book it was based on, are now in the public domain. The film ...

Thousands of works from 1930 are now in the public domain for anyone's use, including original, recognizable figures such as ...

With their 95-year copyrights finished, iconic characters, films and musicians from the Jazz Age can be used without ...

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the ...

On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930 ...

Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, Pluto the dog and many more works of art and culture are now in the public domain. Here's what to ...

The new year brings a fresh start for classics as films, books, and characters enter the public domain with copyright protections expiring.

It’s a new year, and you know what that means: a whole new collection of characters and stories are entering the public ...