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

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 ...

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

As 2026 begins, so does a new chapter for creativity. Thousands of books, films, songs and works of art from the early 20th ...

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

The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 ...

Every year, copyright expires on intellectual property, releasing more into the public domain where anyone can use it. As ...

What do Betty Boop, "All Quiet on the Western Front," Pluto the dog, and Nancy Drew have in common? They've all entered the ...

Betty Boop reached her 95-year copyright maximum on Jan. 1, which makes her available to creators for use at no cost ...

Several Gershwin classics, plus cartoons like Betty Boop and Blondie, have reached the U.S. copyright maximum.

The original version of an iconic Disney character has entered the public domain. The Center of the Study of the Public ...

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