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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 public domain.

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

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

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

Another iconic comic strip character is joining Popeye in the public domain: Tintin, the swoopy-haired hero of Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin, who also made his debut in 1929. We're closer than ...

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 ...