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

There are a ton of new characters, books, films, and songs joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie The Pooh in the public domain grab ...

Popeye, Tintin, and films from Alfred Hitchcock and the Marx Brothers entered the public domain in the U.S. this week.

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

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

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 ...

Popeye the Slayer Man is one, ITN Studios' Popeye, which is reportedly raunchy as well as gory, is another. Perhaps we'll also get a Tintin slasher in the coming years. 2026 will see works from ...

This year's crop includes internationally recognized figures such as the comic character Tintin, who made his debut in a Belgian newspaper in 1929, and Popeye the Sailor, created by cartoonist ...

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

Many 1929 works have gone into the public domain, including tracks like 'Singin' In The Rain', as well as characters like Popeye and TinTin.