Public Domain Day, meaning artworks from 1929 (or 1924 in the case of sound recordings) are now free for all creators to use ...

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 ...

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

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In 2025, the works unbound from copyright cap off the 1920s with literature, characters and more from 1929 entering the ...

Popeye the Sailor, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, is now public domain. Popeye is among a slew of 1929 characters and works, ...

Tintin and more iterations of Mickey Mouse are also free to use and adapt. Watch the Spinach: Popeye Sails His Way Into ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first ...

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

There’s also some complexity when it comes to music. Sound recordings from 1924 are now in the public domain, while 1929 ...

The new year brings additions to the public domain, allowing creators and fans alike to freely use iconic works that were ...

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