Works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 are now open to all in the U.S. This means all books, films, songs and art ...

is entering the public domain. That might be of particular noteworthiness to artist Xavier Marabout. Last year, he was subject to legal action for his parodies of the cartoon character.

Need inspiration? A new database from The Public Domain Review is a veritable trove of creativity across centuries.

So every year New Year’s Day is also Public Domain Day, when films, books, songs, and other various works of art enter the public domain. This year, that is largely things that were first ...

Jan. 1 is Public Domain Day, meaning artworks from 1929 (or 1924 in the case of sound recordings) are now free for all ...

the works of celebrated French artist Henri Matisse, Swedish sculptor Carl Eldh, and Mexican Surrealist Frida Kahlo, who died in 1954, are now in the public domain. In the United States ...

Each year a fresh batch of creative works becomes available for free use on public domain day (Jan. 1), meaning their copyright times out. In practice, that looks like other artists being able to ...

There are a ton of new characters, books, films, and songs joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh in the public domain grab-bag this year. Copyrights for creative works typically last 95 years, ...

It’s the particular recordings that eventually enter the public domain, not the song’s music or lyrics or later recordings from those artists. Sponsored These are some of the 1924 performances that ...

Every year, the world celebrates the first of January as Public Domain Day, marking the release of copyrighted works into the public domain. In 2024, ...