The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and ...

"The Little Engine That Could," a Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel collaboration, and many other works are now free to use and ...

The list of 1930 classics that will no longer have copyright protections on Jan. 1 includes the first appearances of The ...

Nine Mickey Mouse cartoons, the Marx Brothers' film "Animal Crackers," and books by William Faulkner and Agatha Christie are ...

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 ...

Fans of the 1930s character Betty Boop can rejoice as a precursor of the iconic cartoon is now in the public domain, as of ...

A host of characters, movies, and songs created in the early 1930s will enter the public domain at midnight on Jan. 1, 2026.

As we approach the new year, a treasure trove of cultural works from 1930 will soon enter the public domain, unlocking a wealth of creativity and accessibility. Starting January 1, 2026, iconic ...

Betty Boop, the saucy cartoon flapper who debuted nearly a century ago, is about to lose her copyright protection—at least in ...

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 ...