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 ...

Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. That means creators can use and ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

It’s become an annual ritual: Every Jan. 1, more classic works of art or characters enter the public domain, and exploitation filmmakers with a tiny budget and a big taste for grisliness are scouring ...

Among those things being put into the public domain is the iconic official Georgia state song, “Georgia on My Mind.” The song, most widely known because of Ray Charles, will now be free to use.

The 95-year copyright on these classic characters has expired, and that means creators can use and repurpose them without ...

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 ...

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 intellectual ...