OpenGlyph — Catalogue of the American Public DomainJurisdiction: United StatesRev. 2026.08

Character index

Characters, entry by entry.

Characters have no source API — this index is hand-compiled from case law and publication history, US jurisdiction only. 6 of 6 seeded entries shown.

Public domainFree of US copyright, no exception in scope.

Partially free — version dependentSome appearances or traits are free, others aren’t.

ProtectedStill under copyright and/or blocked by a live trademark.

Sherlock Holmes

1887 — A Study in Scarlet

Confidence · HighOpen entry →

Partially free — version dependent

Mickey Mouse (Steamboat Willie, 1928)

November 18, 1928 — Steamboat Willie

Confidence · HighOpen entry →

Partially free — version dependent

Tarzan

1912 — Tarzan of the Apes

Confidence · MediumOpen entry →

Partially free — version dependent

Dracula

1897 — Dracula (novel)

Confidence · HighOpen entry →

Zorro

1919 — The Curse of Capistrano

Confidence · HighOpen entry →

Partially free — version dependent

Winnie-the-Pooh

1926 — Winnie-the-Pooh

Confidence · HighOpen entry →

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Section 02NewsWhat has already cleared the US term, and what clears next — January 1, 2027.Section 03MethodThree status values, three confidence values, and copyright kept apart from trademark.Section 04Images / artLive search across two archives — The Met and Smithsonian Open Access — filtered on each one's own rights field.