Among those things being put into the public domain is the iconic official Georgia state song, “Georgia on My Mind.” The song ...

Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, Pluto the dog and many more works of art and culture are now in the public domain. Here's what to ...

The original Betty Boop and songs "Georgia on My Mind" and "I Got Rhythm" have now entered the public domain as of Jan. 1, ...

And a bunch of interesting stuff became street legal this year, including some absolute banger songs from the Dirty '30s. "I ...

Hitchcock’s 'Murder!,' 'Morocco' and 'Dream A Little Dream of Me' enter public domain; plus The Three Stooges and 'St. Louis ...

Thousands of works from 1930 are now in the public domain for anyone's use, including original, recognizable figures such as ...

Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.

A major copyright shift just made Betty Boop’s earliest version free to use — but merch sellers should read the fine print.

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers' beloved “Animal Crackers” joins ...

Nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons also are becoming public domain, two years after Steamboat Willie made the first version of ...

The works entering the public domain also include “All Quiet on the Western Front,” William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” and ...

Public Domain Day will see the release of thousands of copyrighted works that were first published in 1930 that still had active copyrights. Under U.S. law, published works get a term of 95 years from ...