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 ...

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

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

All of the films, books, art, and sound recordings released in the entire decade of the 1920s are now officially part of the ...

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

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

Mickey Mouse animations, the original Popeye character and hundreds of other works entered the public domain on January 1, ...

More Mickey Mouse cartoons and “The Skeleton Dance” animated short will enter the public domain on January 1, 2025. Nearly a ...

Popeye joining Mickey Mouse in the public domain, along with the first appearance of Mickey's signature white gloves.

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