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.

List of popular intellectual property entering the public domain in 2025 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 ...

Every year, January 1 marks a new crop of artists and artworks entering the public domain, a holiday affectionately known to some as Public Domain Day. This year, works by Henri Matisse ...

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 ...

The world wouldn't have the 2000 classic "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" nor the chaotic and poorly reviewed recent horror flicks featuring Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse without the public domain.

It’s become an annual ritual: Every Jan. 1, more classic works of art or characters enter the public domain, and exploitation filmmakers with a tiny budget and a big taste for grisliness are ...

Professor Jennifer Jenkins, Director of Duke University’s Center for the Public Domain, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk ...

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, ...

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 ...

This year's introductions cover books, plays, movies, art, and musical compositions ... This law prevented new works from entering the public domain for two decades. As it does every year, the ...