“Winnie the Pooh” and “The Sun Also Rises” are now public. A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s book and Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel, along with films starring Buster Keaton and ...

Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Eeyore and Christopher Robin all became public domain on Jan. 1 last year when the copyright on A.A. Milne’s 1926 book, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” with illustrations ...

"Winnie the Pooh" and "The Sun Also Rises" are going public. A.A. Milne's beloved children's book and Ernest Hemingway's classic novel, along with films starring Buster Keaton and Greta Garbo, are ...

Because Pooh and Piglet, introduced in the 1926 book "Winnie-the-Pooh," entered the public domain in 2022. U.S. copyright law is usually limited to the life of the author, plus 70 years.

On January 1, 2022, thousands of creative works will go into the public domain in the U.S., including famous creations like Winnie-the-Pooh, Bambi, and a trove of early sound recordings.

But since A.A. Milne’s original "Winnie the Pooh" entered the public domain two years ago, there have been some truly novel uses of the pre-Disney character.

Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Eeyore and Christopher Robin all became public domain on Jan. 1 last year when the copyright on A.A. Milne’s 1926 book, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” with illustrations ...

To her, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” may not be the most glorious example of the effects of public domain, but it’s part of a process that human creativity depends upon and thrives on.