A new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain. Under U.S. law, the copyright on thousands of creations from 1930 — including films, books, musical ...

The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain. While 2024 saw many popular intellectual properties lose copyright protection — ...

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 scouring ...

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 ...

The public domain slasher film promises a sequel that will delight fans as well as draw in new horror lovers.

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 ...

What if Netflix only carried movies from the first half of the 20th century, charged nothing, and didn't track your every click? That's WikiFlix, a project from Wikipedia's volunteer community that ...

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 ...