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 ...

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

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

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

Filmmakers working in the ever-expanding genre of public domain horror will soon have even more Mickey Mouse to play with.

The first iteration of Popeye and Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film are among the copyrighted works that will enter the public domain in 2025.

The results of public domain can be surprising. Without the confines of strict copyright law, communal use can represent a wild romp for characters long-bound to specific storylines. Both Popeye ...

Popeye joining Mickey Mouse in the public domain, along with the first appearance of Mickey's signature white gloves.

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