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

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

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

Fans of the 1930s character Betty Boop can rejoice as a precursor of the iconic cartoon is now in the public domain, as of ...

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

Betty Boop & Pluto have officially entered the public domain, opening the door for developers to use them freely in video ...

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 — ...

Nine Mickey Mouse cartoons, the Marx Brothers' film "Animal Crackers," and books by William Faulkner and Agatha Christie are ...