Today, Jan. 1, isn’t just New Year’s Day — it’s also Public Domain Day, where thousands of cinematic treasures, literary classics, Great American Songbook selections, and works of art see their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The original Mickey Mouse entered the public domain after Disney's copyright on the image expired. A trove of other cultural works ...

Mickey and Minnie Mouse aren’t the only notable characters or works that lost their copyright protection on Jan. 1, known as “Public Domain Day.” J. M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” play is now up for creative ...

The new documentary streaming on Disney+, “Mickey: The Story of a Mouse,” traces the evolution of the famous character from his inception to where he is today. Walt Disney built his empire with the ...