If you'd rather go the free route, there are several websites like the Internet Archive offering free ebooks you can download ...

List of popular intellectual property entering the public domain in 2025 Works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 are now open to all in the U.S. This means all books, films, songs and art ...

There are a ton of new characters, books, films, and songs joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh in the public domain grab-bag this year. Copyrights for creative works typically last 95 years, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Popeye and Tintin, as well work from several literary classics, are now a part of the public domain. New Year's Day isn't just the start of the new year, but it's also "Public ...

The day marks the milestone that all of the books, films, songs, and art that was published in the 1920s is now public domain.

Beyond music, there's some surprising films, books, plays and characters that are entering the ... Yet the freedom to re-imagine classic works of art and beloved IP can often misfire "When works go ...

1, more classic works of art or characters enter the public domain, and exploitation filmmakers ... to their Southern-gothic doom. The comic book character Tintin. Tintin’s job as a reporter ...

In 2024, one of the most famous additions to the public domain was the first iteration of Mickey Mouse, which lost copyright protection. But 2025 is not far behind with several iconic books ...

This year, Popeye the Sailor joins Mickey as a new entrant to the public domain ... works in the public domain. The ultimate settlement allows Google to digitize books for the database ...