A discussion of Public Domain must begin with reviewing two standard definitions of the term “Public Domain.” The first definition relates to content being published or made available to the public, ...

For quite some time, copyright laws have shielded many ... meaning that those characters entered the public domain, as their owners lost exclusive rights to their likeness. Now, creatives can ...

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 ...