Winners & losers: The world's most expensive domain name sale has taken place. It was for AI.com, which was bought by the founder and CEO of Crypto.com for an incredible $70 million. Unsurprisingly, ...

On Super Bowl Sunday, the most talked-about advertisement was for a product that hadn’t even launched yet. On its now-functioning website, the company describes itself as a platform offering access to ...

The Iowa House passed a bill Wednesday that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines. Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, said eminent domain powers shouldn’t be used for a project ...

Snopes found that the nazis.us domain was registered by Mark Davis, a candidate for Congress in Florida's 16th District. Snopes readers wrote in and searched the site looking for more information ...

Two lawmakers filed a bill Monday for the state to take Norwood Hospital by eminent domain, creating a potential pathway for the former Steward hospital to reopen under a new owner. Reopening the ...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been barely a week since we were singing “Auld Lang Syne” and expressing cautious hope that 2026 might somehow prove better than 2025. (Spoiler: it has not.) Still, for ...

For lovers of books, movies, characters, and more, Jan. 1 annually marks more than just a new year; it's also the start of new copyrighted items entering the public domain, making classic works ...

Books featuring a trio of iconic detectives — Nancy Drew, Sam Spade and Miss Marple — are also entering the public domain this year. By The Associated Press Betty Boop and Blondie are joining Mickey ...

The year 1930 brought about a slew of raunchy films, the debut of Betty Boop, and the first iteration of Disney’s most famous dog. The year 1930 brought about a slew of raunchy films, the debut of ...

Each year, dozens of classic songs, movies, and other cultural works reach the 95-year copyright maximum in the U.S., officially becoming part of the public domain. In 2026, a few beloved compositions ...

Piet Mondrian, “Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow” (1930) (image via Wikimedia Commons; all images public domain) January 1 might ring in a new year, but it's also a day when copyright ...

LOS ANGELES — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...