This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s entrance of Mickey Mouse into the ...

Popeye the Sailor and the Belgian boy reporter Tintin lead the class of characters and works of art becoming public domain in ...

Early films by Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and Cecil B. DeMille can also be reused without paying royalties from Jan. 1, ...

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