Last year, it was Mickey Mouse. This year, Popeye the Sailor joins Mickey as a new entrant to the public domain — that is, ...

Every January 1 in the Books department, we like to make an extra toast for a concurrent holiday: Public Domain Day.

January 1 introduced the 1929 class of works which signified richness in the era’s literature and cinematic technology.

From Buñuel's masterpiece Un Chien Andalou to DeMille's Dynamite, these movies will enter the public domain in 2025.