Q: I saw on television that the Mickey Mouse character is no longer subject to copyright, or something along those lines. This seems very surprising. Can you clarify? A: In the United States, a ...

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Like a genie released from the bottle, you can almost hear the pop culture of 1930 whooping. "I Got Rhythm." "The Little Engine that Could." "The Maltese Falcon." "Animal Crackers" with the Marx ...

One of the most unusual of the creative treasures to enter the public domain this month is King of Jazz. The plotless, experimental 1930 musical film shot in early Technicolor centers on influential ...

The hip-hop world is mourning the loss of Damien “ELove” Matthias, the man whose silhouette became one of rap’s most iconic images, Public Enemy’s crosshairs logo. On Friday, Public Enemy confirmed ...

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 hard to believe that it’s been barely a week since we were singing “Auld Lang Syne” and expressing cautious hope that 2026 might somehow prove better than 2025. (Spoiler: it has not.) Still, for ...

Several Disney cartoons and characters from 1930 have entered the public domain this year. Works in the public domain are no longer protected by copyright and can be freely used and shared. Other ...

Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...

Copyright also expired for the original appearances of cartoon and comic book characters Betty Boop, Blondie, and Dagwood. Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Composition of Circles ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As we start 2026, you may have heard familiar names like Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, and Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto have all entered what's called the public domain. It's all to do ...