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

In the U.S., the length of copyright protection for works published before 1978 is 95 years. That means works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 are open to all in the U.S. from January 1, 2025.

Mickey Mouse animations, the original Popeye character and hundreds of other works entered the public domain on January 1, ...

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A new year means a new start, and for some pieces of media, it means entering the public domain. In 2024, one of the most ...

The most notable inclusion, however, is the original Popeye (who didn’t eat spinach to gain strength), as he appeared in the Thimble Theatre comic strip Gobs of Work, created by E. C.

Last year, the first of January marked a historic day for the public domain, as Mickey Mouse finally joined it. Disney still has an iron grip over the mouse, but it was loosened slightly, as the ...

Works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 are now open to all in the U.S. This means all books, films, songs and art ...

Mickey Mouse animations, the original Popeye character and hundreds of other works entered the public domain on January 1, 2025.

Other notable Disney works in the public domain in 2025 are Disney’s first “Silly Symphony” short, titled “The Skeleton Dance,” directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks. The ...

the original Mickey Mouse and Winnie-the-Pooh, and the final iterations of Sherlock Holmes from Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, ...