This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s entrance of Mickey Mouse into the public domain. But they include a deep well of canonical works whose

Early films by Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and Cecil B. DeMille can also be reused without paying royalties from Jan. 1, 2025.

But it includes a deep well of canonical works whose 95-year copyright maximums will expire. And the Disney icon’s public domain presence expands