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Even though only one very specific version of the character is free to use, it still represents a positive step for creative expression.

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

A change in the bear’s copyright status lets filmmakers do anything they want with the character, and Mickey Mouse and Superman may be next.

The Hundred Acre Wood has seen some pretty unsettling things over the years

A toy poodle owner has likened rescuing her dog from quicksand at a Tasmanian beach to the notorious swamp scene from The NeverEnding Story, while an expert advises if you are stuck in the stuff — the best thing to do is lean back and relax.

On New Year’s Day, copyright in the US expires on a new clutch of artistic works. But shady legal shenanigans mean it’s a little overdue…

It's well understood that Sherlock Holmes dispatched his great nemesis, Professor Moriarty, to his death in the 1893 story "The Final Problem," but not until this New Year's Day does the fictional detective shed the shackles that have bound him to an even longer-lived nemesis: the complexities of copyright law.

From artificial intelligence and blockchain to carbon storage and drone use, new and disruptive technologies are being deployed across all industries.

In a functioning Florida Legislature, state Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, would be an outlier.