On Jan. 1, all sound recordings before 1923 entered the public domain, due to the Music Modernization Act. The release is a treasure trove of opera, vaudeville, marching bands and spoken word. On ...

The first audio advertisement for a soda. A vaudeville act about sneezes. A home "exercise tape" from the 1920s, featuring a man giving calisthenics instructions accompanied by an orchestra. One of ...

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works.

The Library of Congress is getting in on the “more content to help with quarantine” game, with Citizen DJ, a new tool you can use to make sample-based beats from public domain audio in the spirit of ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

You’re now free to ‘copy, share, and build upon’ these works You’re now free to ‘copy, share, and build upon’ these works This year, the usual list of books, movies, and compositions comes with a ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share... Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and ...