Adaptations of Holmes stories are exploding now that the detective is in the public domain. Critics believe it should have happened decades ago.

The copyright battle in question is about the bestselling vampire series Crave by Tracy Wolff. Lynne Freeman found the similarities to her own werewolf manuscript Blue Moon Rising so startling she ...

In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local ...

Tracy Wolff, the author of the “Crave” series, is being sued for copyright infringement. But romantasy’s reliance on ...

Last year, it was Mickey Mouse. This year, Popeye the Sailor joins Mickey as a new entrant to the public domain — that is, shedding his core copyright ...

A few days ago, we all welcomed in another new year, but did you know that Jan. 1 each year is also public domain day? On ...

Popeye and Tintin, as well work from several literary classics, are now a part of the public domain. New Year’s Day isn’t ...

The Sound and the Fury,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Maltese Falcon' lose their copyright protection on Jan. 1, and it's ...

While librarians understand the disparities in access to South Asian materials, copyright laws limit sharing ... spends more ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...

it is likely they will shelve only books fit for young children and segregate or discard the rest," Brooks wrote in his ruling. A coalition that included the Central Arkansas Library System in ...

WASHINGTON—The first test of Elon Musk’s attempt to rein in Congress and its prolific spending threatened to shut down the government. The drama erupted when the billionaire torpedoed ...