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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

Popeye and Tintin are just two on the list. Popeye is arguably one of the most iconic fictional cartoon characters in media. He was created by Elzie Crisler Segar and first appeared in 1929 on a ...

Classic comic characters including Popeye and Tintin will soon enter the public domain, opening them up to new horror ...