New Year, New Public Domain Works: Copyright Public Domain Day 2025

Every year, the world celebrates the first of January as Public Domain Day, marking the release of copyrighted works into the public domain. In 2024, we saw popular intellectual properties enter the public domain, including the film Steamboat Willie by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks which debuted the characters Mickey Mouse® and Minnie Mouse®, plus the children’s book The House of Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne, continuing the stories of Winnie-the-Pooh® and his friends....
By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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