Recent figures from the British Beer and Pub Association show that pubs will close at the rate of one a day in the UK during ...

In 2016, a supposedly "revolutionary" public domain law, submitted as a private member's Bill by the Opposition, was unanimously approved and enacted. It aimed for a legacy that both sides of the ...

A bounty of classic cartoon and comic characters have entered the public domain this year.

A series of classic songs and musical arrangements have entered the Public Domain this year; here are just a few of them.

In 2025, a mountain of work dated to between 1924 to 1929 will enter the US public domain, including some well-known and beloved songs that are still regularly performed today.

What is the public domain? According to the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, works that enter the public domain can be legally shared without permission or fees.

As of January 1, 2025, Ernest Hemingway's great novel 'A Farewell to Arms' is now in the public domain. Here's what that means.

Last year, the original version of Mickey Mouse went into the public domain. That doesn’t mean that anyone can use Mickey Mouse’s image for whatever they want, but it does mean that the ...

With the beginning of 2025, paintings by the likes of Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and André Derain are entering the public domain.

Several iconic characters from 1929 are headed to the public domain this year, including the earliest versions of Popeye and Tintin.