Ever since 2019 — the end of a 20-year IP drought brought on by congressional copyright extensions — every annual crop has ...

Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. That means creators can use and ...

The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and ...

It’s a new year, and you know what that means: a whole new collection of characters and stories are entering the public ...

Trial attorney John Morgan has claimed victory in a dispute with Disney Enterprises Inc. over the use of images from the 1928 ...

All Quiet on the Western Front is arguably the definitive anti-war movie, and it’s legacy is even more important now that ...

Copyright expired for the art, literature, and music of 1930, including Piet Mondrian and Paul Klee masterpieces, on Public ...

You may have heard familiar names like Betty Boop and Nancy Drew have entered what's called the public domain. The story of ...

Four songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, and many more are among the intellectual properties that have ...

The original version of Betty Boop has entered the public domain. The cartoon character appeared in her original iteration in ...