Baltimore, MD, Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A recent video presentation from former CIA, Pentagon, and White House advisor Jim Rickards is bringing renewed focus to Public Law 63-43, a statute ...

Public Domain Day 2026 releases thousands of creative works for free use. As of January 1, literary works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 are now available without copyright restrictions. The ...

One of the most unusual of the creative treasures to enter the public domain this month is King of Jazz. The plotless, experimental 1930 musical film shot in early Technicolor centers on influential ...

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been barely a week since we were singing “Auld Lang Syne” and expressing cautious hope that 2026 might somehow prove better than 2025. (Spoiler: it has not.) Still, for ...

Four songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, and many more are among the intellectual properties that have officially entered the public domain, as part of Public Domain Day 2026.

For lovers of books, movies, characters, and more, Jan. 1 annually marks more than just a new year; it's also the start of new copyrighted items entering the public domain, making classic works ...

Works from 1930 can now be used widely for free LMPC via Getty; Rachel Wisniewski/For the Washington Post Cartoons like Betty Boop, books like the Nancy Drew series, movies like All Quiet on the ...

The new year is bringing new life to some classic works. In the U.S., copyright protection expires after 95 years. That means a new group of films, books, songs, and characters has now entered the ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Every January 1 is Public Domain Day, when thousands of creative works — including major films, novels, visual ...

The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual property whose 95-year U.S. copyright maximum has been reached, putting them in the public domain ...