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There’s also some complexity when it comes to music. Sound recordings from 1924 are now in the public domain, while 1929 ...

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

For generations, Popeye has been synonymous with spinach, but in his initial appearance, he powered up in a very different, ...

Popeye’s very first iteration, who didn’t eat spinach to gain strength, is now free to copy, share, and adapt.

Tintin and more iterations of Mickey Mouse are also free to use and adapt. Watch the Spinach: Popeye Sails His Way Into ...

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

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin ... There are a dozen new Mickey cartoons – he speaks for the first time and dons the familiar white gloves,” said Jennifer Jenkins, director ...

Popeye the sailor could soon be flexing his spinach-fuelled muscles in new adventures when the copyright on the iconic cartoon character expires on New Year’s Day. He is set to be joined by ace ...

Tintin at Inaugurazione Steamboat, Torino, via Po 53. Credit: Gianfranco Goria – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr. The classic cartoon Popeye and the popular comic book character Tintin will enter the ...