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.

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Dan O’Neill was 53 years ahead of his time. In 1971, he launched a countercultural attack on Mickey Mouse. In his underground comic book, “Air Pirates Funnies,” the lovable mouse was seen smuggling ...

But if copyright holders do pursue another extension, they may find that the road is more difficult than it was in 1998, because the Internet has changed the economics of the public domain. Back in ...

“‘Limitless’ Copyright Case Faces High Court Review” (Feb. 20) reported that the plaintiffs in the case of Eldred vs. Ashcroft hope to roll back the current ...

The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain. While 2024 saw many popular intellectual properties lose copyright protection — ...

For quite some time, copyright laws have shielded many iconic and well-known characters. However, since 2019, some of those existing copyrights have been expiring, meaning that those characters ...

Public domain music can be downloaded and used in video and other projects for free. Here are the best websites for it.

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Prepare for the parodies: "The Great Gatsby," along with a profusion of other Jazz Age media, has entered the public domain. On the first of January, the United States celebrated Public Domain Day, ...

The Library of Congress has a full list of copyrighted works from 1924. As we ring in 2020, a new batch of books, sheet music, art and films have entered the public domain. Hundreds of copyright ...