Works entering the U.S. public domain in 2026

Works of art created in 1930 such as early Betty Boop cartoons depicting her as a dog, Disney's "Rover" prototype for Pluto, and more Mickey Mouse cartoons, all enter the U.S. public domain on Jan 1, 2026. Literary works joining them there include Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh, William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and Miss Marple, though only as depicted in first of the many mysteries penned by Agatha Christie. — Read the rest

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