Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers' beloved “Animal Crackers” joins ...

On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930 ...

Pittsburgh Polar Bear Club Plunge at the Mon Wharf 9:30 a.m. Wake up briskly to the first day of 2026 by making a splash in the Mon. Your courageous leap into cold waters will help keep local children ...

The list of 1930 classics that will no longer have copyright protections on Jan. 1 includes the first appearances of The ...

Beloved characters entering the public domain with the new year include Blondie, Dagwood, Dick and Jane and Nancy Drew, but ...

Betty Boop, the saucy cartoon flapper who debuted nearly a century ago, is about to lose her copyright protection—at least in ...

This morning PlutoTV announced that every episode of X-Files will be streaming for free on its services from January 1, 2026.

A free version streaming on Amazon Prime Video trims about 30 minutes out of the classic 1946 film, and viewers took to ...

From films featuring the Marx brothers and early Betty Boop, to a Faulkner classic, and "Body and Soul," these artistic works ...