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 ...

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

The coming decade will bring a true bounty of Hollywood Golden Age films into the public domain. 2027 will be a truly monster ...

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

On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930 ...

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

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

Early versions of the cartoon characters Betty Boop and Pluto have officially entered the public domain, allowing creators to ...

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

There are several properties becoming public domain when 2026 begins, including four seminal mystery novels from 1930.

One of the hottest horror trends right now is the "public domain horror," where an enterprising filmmaker takes a popular, ...