On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930, as well as sound recordings from 1925 Ellen Wexler - Assistant Editor, ...

Works from 1930 can now be used widely for free Cartoons like Betty Boop, books like the Nancy Drew series, movies like All Quiet on the Western Front and songs like “Georgia on My Mind” are now all ...

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Books featuring a trio of iconic detectives - Nancy Drew, Sam Spade and Miss Marple - are also entering the public domain this year.

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On January 1, 2026, America's favorite teen detective officially escaped copyright protection. The first four Nancy Drew mysteries from 1930—The Secret of the Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, The ...

Nancy Drew has survived some scary situations. But the slender, attractive sleuth has just entered the most hair-raising of all: the public domain. On New Year’s Day, 95 years of copyright protection ...