Every January 1 in the Books department, we like to make an extra toast for a concurrent holiday: Public Domain Day.

Researchers in MIT Professor Stefanie Mueller's group have spent much of the last decade developing a variety of computing techniques aimed at reimagining how products and systems are designed. Much ...

Last year, it was Mickey Mouse. This year, Popeye the Sailor joins Mickey as a new entrant to the public domain — that is, shedding his core copyright ...

The city of Hopkins experienced some highs and lows throughout the year, including tragic events that brought community ...

The Sound and the Fury,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Maltese Falcon' lose their copyright protection on Jan. 1, and it's ...

only the earliest versions of Popeye and Tintin will be allowed to be used for free. Later images are due to also fall out of copyright in coming years. A fresh raft of original Mickey material ...

The Hawks raided three of the Free State’s Masilonyana Local Municipality offices earlier this month to collect evidence of maladministration related to tenders for refurbishing a water treatment ...

The UK government’s proposal to reform copyright law in favor of artificial intelligence companies has ignited fierce backlash from creators and industry leaders. The proposal includes a broad ...

That means they can be used and repurposed without permission or payment to copyright holders. This year’s crop of ... only ...

Almost 40 British creative groups spanning publishers, authors, and photographers have urged the government to protect copyright rules of the more than £100bn-a-year industry ahead of a ...

The 25-year-old singer is the daughter of legendary filmmaker J.J. Abrams and producer and activist Katie McGrath. “Obviously we can’t control where we are born into, and there are a million visible ...