Public domain, where art lives after copyright 06:53. The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain.

Mickey Mouse enters the public domain on January 1 – the earliest version of him, anyway – and anyone will be free to copy, share, reuse and adapt the character. However, Disney will not make ...

The crème de la crème of this year’s public domain class are Mickey Mouse and, of course, Minnie, or at least black-and-white versions of our favorite squeaky rodents that appeared in ...