What do "I Got Rhythm," "The Maltese Falcon," and "The Little Engine That Could" have in common? They all went into the public domain this year ...

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual ...

It’s a great day for American cultural history.

When we reported on the trailer for Screamboat earlier this year, we wrote that three things in this world were certain: “Death, taxes, and the inevitable public domain horror movie about beloved ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public ...

Several Disney cartoons and characters from 1930 have entered the public domain this year. Works in the public domain are no longer protected by copyright and can be freely used and shared. Other ...

The “character-going-to-public-domain-to-baffling-horror-movie” pipeline continues. On top of a whole Poohniverse of terror following Winnie the Pooh: Blood and ...

Celebrate the public domain with the University Libraries during the week of March 10! Works from Frida Kahlo, the Marx Brothers, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, and more all entered the public ...