Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.

Each year on 1 January thousands of US copyrights expire, allowing creative works to be shared in the the public domain (copyrights on works—published books, films, songs and art—typically last for 95 ...

Microsoft actively developed a productivity software suite – Microsoft Works. It was a one-stop-shop for a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a database management system. Later, it was updated to get ...