The Met hosts 492,000 high-resolution images, most of which are public domain, so you can use them for any non-commercial ...

The original Mickey Mouse entered the public domain after Disney's copyright on the image expired. A trove of other cultural works published in 1928 also are losing copyright protection. Here are ...

As of the start of 2022, works form 1926 have entered the public domain. In cases not involving works made for hire, the copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author.

Jan. 1 to most of us is simply New Year's Day. But in the legal world, it's also "public domain day." It's the day the copyrights to all sorts of things come to an end and you'll never believe ...

The original Mickey Mouse is set to enter the public domain nearly a hundred years after it premiered. The 95-year copyright lifespan of "Steamboat Willie" Mickey expires in 2024.