It’s a new year, and that means more works are headed to the public domain. This year, thousands of copyrighted works created ...

The original versions of Popeye and Tintin have now entered the public domain, leaving potential adaptation possibilities ...

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In 2025, the works unbound from copyright cap off the 1920s with literature, characters and more from 1929 entering the ...

From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first ...

Characters such as 'Popeye,' 'Buck Rogers,' and 'Tintin' are among the list of works falling into the public domain as of 2025. This as the copyright expires on works produced in 1929.

Public Domain Day, meaning artworks from 1929 (or 1924 in the case of sound recordings) are now free for all creators to use ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...

A new year brings lots of new things — including a new batch of entries into the public domain. 2025’s list includes ...

Both Popeye and Tintin will walk the path of Steamboat Willie in 2025 − free for use in their original versions. Olive Oyl, Popeye's spunky side-kick and sweetheart is already unbound from ...

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works.