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

Betty Boop & Pluto have officially entered the public domain, opening the door for developers to use them freely in video ...

John Wayne's first-ever movie leading role has just hit the public domain and here is what you need to know about this ...

From films featuring the Marx brothers and early Betty Boop, to a Faulkner classic, and "Body and Soul," these artistic works ...

Every year, classic characters enter the public domain. That means you're free to do as you like with those particular character models (updated character designs are likely still protected). These ...

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 ...

The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain. While 2024 saw many popular intellectual properties lose copyright protection — ...

Jan. 1 is Public Domain Day, meaning artworks from 1929 (or 1924 in the case of sound recordings) are now free for all creators to use and abuse to their hearts' content. The works of art, music, ...

Music is copyrighted until it isn’t. Eventually, titles enter the public domain, which means they are free to use and download for any purpose. There are a lot of websites that showcase and provide ...

National Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Lee Cowan is an Emmy-award-winning journalist serving as a national correspondent and substitute anchor for "CBS News Sunday Morning." For nearly four ...

Harvard University announced Thursday it’s releasing a high-quality dataset of nearly 1 million public-domain books that could be used by anyone to train large language models and other AI tools. The ...