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Public domain, where there is life after copyright
As their copyrights expire, books, music and films - from Sherlock Holmes and "The Great Gatsby," to Walt Disney's original Mickey Mouse - enter the public domain, inspiring new creative ideas, from Broadway musicals to slasher films.