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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works.

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