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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 ...

Walt Disney directed the iconic Skeleton Dance short animated by Ub Iwerks, as well as when Mickey Mouse starred in his first ...

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

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

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

As we welcome 2025, everyone can also welcome these iconic works as they entered the public domain in the U.S.

Tintin, now in the Public Domain, gets a modern revival in The Big Lie, to be Kickstartered this year from Fabrice Sapolsky.

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can now roam freely. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties that became public domain in ...

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.