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 ...

A new year means a new start, and for some pieces of media, it means entering the public domain. In 2024, one of the most famous additions to the public domain was the first iteration of Mickey Mouse, ...

Some of this can get a bit tricky, and Mickey Mouse is a prime example. His entry into the public domain in 2024 only falls under his Steamboat Willie appearance in 1928, minus the white gloves.

While not starring Mickey Mouse, there’s another Disney animated short that will soon enter the Public Domain in 2025 as well: The Skeleton Dance. This first installment in the Silly Symphony ...

Tintin, the seminal hero of the pulp genre of boy adventurers, enters the United States public domain in 2025 ... and more than a dozen more 1929 Mickey Mouse shorts will follow in 2025, including ...

It’s become an annual ritual: Every Jan. 1, more classic works of art or characters enter the public domain ... “The Karnival Kid,” Mickey Mouse short. This 1929 short, Mickey Mouse ...

Filmmakers working in the ever-expanding genre of public domain horror will soon have even more Mickey Mouse to play with. With every new year comes new works that are set to go into the public ...

However, the laws governing the public domain can be tricky. For example: Although Mickey Mouse returned to the people in 2024, this classification only applied to his first appearance in 1928's ...