In 1787, the founding fathers agreed that copyrights should only last for a limited amount of time in order to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” Over two centuries later, that ...

This latest in a “Twisted Childhood Universe” of cash-ins preying on copyright expirations ekes genuinely unsettling mileage ...

The properties entering the public domain in 2025 were ... was the first feature film to star the Marx Brothers, Blackmail was Alfred Hitchcock’s first movie with sound, and The Broadway Melody ...

So every year New Year’s Day is also Public Domain Day, when films, books, songs, and other various works of art enter the public domain. This year, that is largely things that were first ...

And yet, despite knowing the inevitability of these movies, I truly did not see the latest public domain film news coming. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey‘s killer bear is teaming-up with other ...

Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film, and songs like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” are among the copyrighted works that will enter the public domain on Jan.