Ever since 2019 — the end of a 20-year IP drought brought on by congressional copyright extensions — every annual crop has ...

Walt Disney World frequently updates restaurant menus across its theme parks, resort hotels, and dining districts, given the ...

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

Destination D23 is currently underway at Walt Disney World and Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products Chairman Josh D'Amaro was there to help lead the big Disney Parks panel that revealed a bit of ...

For those unaware of Pluto's humble origins, the character did not begin life the way we know him now. The dog debuted in the 1930s with the shorts The Chain Gang and then The Picnic starring Mickey ...

It’s a big year,” said Jennifer Jenkins of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain. “It's just the sheer familiarity of all this culture.” ...

Now that it’s 2026, a lot of legendary works from books to film, from music to art, as well as popular characters, have entered the public domain. “Thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the ...

Fans of the 1930s character Betty Boop can rejoice as a precursor of the iconic cartoon is now in the public domain, as of Jan. 1, 2026. That means anyone can adapt that specific version of Betty Boop ...