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

US copyright law is kinda complicated, but as a rule, films generally remain under copyright for a period of 95 years, ...

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers’ beloved “Animal Crackers” joins it, as they entered their prime of high cinematic antics. The film finds ...

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

In a kind of copyright twofer, a film called “Cimarron,” and the book it was based on, are now in the public domain. The film ...

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

The film stars two of Hollywood's biggest names of its era, whose chemistry is often credited as the reason the comedy works ...

While many Americans think of January 1 as the day upon which to make and hopefully begin keeping New Year’s resolutions, copyright nerds celebrate it as Public Domain Day. This is the date on which ...

Beloved US cultural icons Nancy Drew, Betty Boop, and Blondie have joined Popeye, Winnie the Pooh, and Mickey Mouse in the ...

For movie aficionados, the news that anti-war classic All Quiet on the Western Front is now officially public property is ...