BRAINERD — The Friends of the Brainerd Public Library announced Mary Seifert will discuss her book, “Maverick, Movies, and Murder,” the first in her “Katie and Maverick Cozy Mysteries ...

I’m talking, of course, about public domain and the intricacies of copyright law. A few years ago, a 20-year moratorium on published works entering the public domain in the US ended, and now ...

But 2025 is not far behind with several iconic books, characters and more freely available for public use. This year will see works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 entering the public domain.

It's January, and for people in the US, that means the same thing it's meant every January since 2019: a new batch of previously copyrighted works have entered the public domain.

2025 Public Domain Day: Popeye, Tintin, more legendary artwork up for grabs Anna Kaufman USA TODAY 0:00 ...

But, in the U.S., commissioned works including books and other media published between 1924 and 1978 enter the public domain 95 years after they were released, meaning that works published in 1929 ...

This means all books, films, songs and art published throughout the Roaring 20s are without copyright protection, making 2025 a significant year for the public domain.

On Jan. 1, 2025, works first published in 1929 (and sound recordings from 1924) will enter into the public domain in the United States, and that includes a good portion of Tintin in the Land of ...

The properties entering the public domain in 2025 were first released in 1929—or, in the case of sound recordings, 1924. Here’s an incomplete list: Popeye (Character) Tintin (Character) ...

AI training data has a big price tag, one best-suited for deep-pocketed tech firms. This is why Harvard University plans to release a dataset that includes in the region of 1 million public-domain ...

They are particularly useful for children’s books, storybooks, and concept art. Additionally, you can use these images for public domain materials, expanding their utility. By using AI tools ...