US copyright law is kinda complicated, but as a rule, films generally remain under copyright for a period of 95 years, ...

As the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2026, we celebrate Public Domain Day—the moment when the legal "walls" around ...

The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.

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.

For quite some time, copyright laws have shielded many iconic and well-known characters. However, since 2019, some of those existing copyrights have been expiring, meaning that those characters ...

Happy Public Domain Day! Starting today, January 1, you can legally access, adapt, remix, and republish (depending on your jurisdiction) works by Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo, and Robert Capa, as well ...

Top 10 Characters Coming to Public Domain Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at characters who’ll soon be entering the public domain and what it potentially means… aside from getting a ...