Characters such as 'Popeye,' 'Buck Rogers,' and 'Tintin' are among the list of works falling into the public domain as of 2025. This as the copyright expires on works produced in 1929.

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 comic strip “Thimble Theater” had been running for a decade when cartoonist Elzie Segar introduced a new minor character on January 17, 1929. Two of the strip’s protagonists, Ham Gravy ...

E. C. Segar, Popeye (in “Gobs of Work” from the Thimble Theatre comic strip) "Singin’ in the Rain," lyrics by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown; What is the public domain?

Robin Williams’ ‘Popeye’ Had the ‘Most Coked-Up Film Set’ and ‘Everyone Was Stoned,’ Says Former Studio Boss: ‘They Were Shipping’ Cocaine in Film Canisters.

As of Jan. 1, 2025, several iconic books and characters are now freely available for public use, from Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" to the original Popeye. List of popular intellectual ...

This year, thousands of copyrighted works created in 1929, including the earliest versions of Popeye and the Belgian comic book character Tintin, are now free to reuse and repurpose in the US.

Popeye character, created by E. C. Segar. There’s blood on the spinach, as the miracle vegetable further empowers the unstoppable mad sailor when he and his mousy girlfriend go on a ...

He could have a whole new set of adventures starting in 2025. But there’s a catch: Popeye didn’t start deriving his strength from spinach until 1932. As Jenkins explains, many cartoon characters ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public ...

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public ...