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

It's a new year, and that means a new crop of iconic characters—some more than others—entering the public domain. According ...

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

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 ...

The sailor and boy detective can be reproduced without permission from 2025, but some details, like Tintin’s red hair, are ...

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

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

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

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 ...