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.

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 ...

With the beginning of 2025, paintings by the likes of Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and André Derain are entering the public ...

The Copyright Act of 1790, the first U.S. law of its kind, allowed authors to protect their creative works for 14 years; if ...

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 ...

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.

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 the sailor could soon be flexing his spinach-fuelled muscles in new adventures when the copyright on the iconic cartoon character expires on New Year’s Day. He is set to be joined by ace ...

Tintin at Inaugurazione Steamboat, Torino, via Po 53. Credit: Gianfranco Goria – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr. The classic cartoon Popeye and the popular comic book character Tintin will enter the ...

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 ...

After days of unrest, recently a temple which was locked since 1978 was reopened, which sparked political debates. Speaking about the Sambhal issue on the first day of the Winter Session of UP ...

2025 brings with it a new batch of public domain creations, most famous among those from the comics are Popeye by E. C. Segar and Tintin by Hergé. I know little about Tintin so we’ll go with The ...