A new year means a new start, and for some pieces of media, it means entering the public domain. In 2024, one of the most ...

A series of classic songs and musical arrangements have entered the Public Domain this year; here are just a few of them.

Some works enter the public domain the moment they are created, such as the AI-generated images below. Others take their ...

Need inspiration? A new database from The Public Domain Review is a veritable trove of creativity across centuries.

January 1 introduced the 1929 class of works which signified richness in the era’s literature and cinematic technology.

Every year, the world celebrates the first of January as Public Domain Day, marking the release of copyrighted works into the public domain. In 2024, ...

Spoilers ahead... but mostly only what you see on the covers. Because this Wednesday sees the publication of I Hate Fairyland ...

Determining what materials are considered public domain can be a tricky process. From commonly held misconceptions and complicated copyright laws (such as those held in the United States ...

Professor Jennifer Jenkins, Director of Duke University’s Center for the Public Domain, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk ...

Popeye the Sailor Man entered the public domain this month, and so just as we saw with Mickey Mouse last year, we’re braced for an influx of horror movies featuring the now-free-to-use children’s ...

WTTW correspondent Amanda Vinicky rejoins Legal Face-Off for her annual breakdown of some of the new 2025 Illinois laws. Duke ...