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 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.

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

As 2026 begins, so does a new chapter for creativity. Thousands of books, films, songs and works of art from the early 20th ...

You may have heard familiar names like Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, and Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto have all entered what's called ...

Copyright expired for the art, literature, and music of 1930, including Piet Mondrian and Paul Klee masterpieces, on Public ...

The coming decade will bring a true bounty of Hollywood Golden Age films into the public domain. 2027 will be a truly monster ...

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 ...

A look at some of the works going into the public domain in 2026, like the characters Betty Boop and Miss Marple, the first film adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front" and many classic songs ...