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

Key Takeaways - Public Domain Day 2026 releases thousands of creative works for free use. As of January 1, literary works from 1930 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every January 1, pop culture quietly resets in the U.S. Old books, films, TV shows, photos, comic strips, songs, and more lose ...

Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the Internet Archive's annual contest celebrating creative freedom without copyright restrictions.

National Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Lee Cowan is an Emmy-award-winning journalist serving as a national correspondent and substitute anchor for "CBS News Sunday Morning." For nearly four ...

What do "I Got Rhythm," "The Maltese Falcon," and "The Little Engine That Could" have in common? They all went into the ...

Novels by Ernest Hemingway, left, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck figure prominently in this year's trove of newly copyright-free literary works. (Associated Press) Last year, it was Mickey Mouse.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...

Every January 1, pop culture quietly resets in the U.S. Old books, films, TV shows, photos, comic strips, songs, and more lose their copyright protection and enter the public domain, transforming from ...

Last year, it was Mickey Mouse. This year, Popeye the Sailor joins Mickey as a new entrant to the public domain — that is, shedding his core copyright protections on Jan. 1. He’s merely the most ...