With a new year comes a new crop of books, films, music, and other works falling into the public domain. For 2025, that includes works that were originally published in 1929. According to the Duke ...

The original Popeye and Tintin characters have now entered the public domain. The original Popeye the Sailor first appeared in the King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929. By the ...

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 “character-going-to-public-domain-to-baffling-horror-movie” pipeline continues. On top of a whole Poohniverse of terror following Winnie the Pooh: Blood and ...

A beloved character from your childhood doesn’t have to be in the public domain very long before it gets the low-budget slasher treatment. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey not only launched a ...

Popeye and Tintin will soon be free to roam, punch, and investigate without a single copyright holder in sight. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, these iconic characters, along with literary heavyweights ...

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

With 2025 not even a week old, predictions about what the new year has in store have already begun. Maybe a new Rihanna album (don't cross your fingers) or another Super Bowl win for Travis Kelce and ...