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Following is a list of public domain works with multimedia adaptations.This lists includes works for which installments exist in multiple forms of media, such as books, comic books, films, television series, and video games.
Note: This list is not comprehensive; the vast majority of public domain films are not listed here. This list includes a selection of notable films where a reliable secondary source is available that discusses public domain status. Others are on the list of animated films in the public domain in the United States.
A public-domain book is a book with no copyright, a book that was created without a license, or a book where its copyrights expired [17] or have been forfeited. [clarification needed][18] In most countries the term of protection of copyright expires on the first day of January, 70 years after the death of the latest living author.
The following is a list of animated films in the public domain in the United States for which there is a source to verify its status as public domain under the terms of U.S. copyright law. For more information, see List of films in the public domain in the United States. Films published before 1929 are not included because all such films are in ...
Among the films that will enter public domain in 2025 are the following: The Cocoanuts, the first film of the Marx Brothers. The Broadway Melody, the second recipient of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Say It with Songs, the first all-talking film staring Al Jolson.
In the past, a work would enter the public domain in the United States if it was released without a copyright notice. This was true prior to March 1, 1989, but is no longer the case. Any work (of certain, enumerated types) now receives copyright as soon as it is fixed in a tangible medium.
Captain Battle. Captain Future (Nedor Comics) Captain Triumph. Cat-Man and Kitten. Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers. Ching Chow. Claw (Lev Gleason Publications) Connie (comic strip) Crime Does Not Pay (comics)
The following is a list of creative works starring Mickey Mouse announced after Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho, released in 1928, entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. In January, multiple films and video games starring the character were announced immediately.