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 ...

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

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

In 2025, the works unbound from copyright cap off the 1920s with literature, characters and more from 1929 entering the ...

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

There’s also some complexity when it comes to music. Sound recordings from 1924 are now in the public domain, while 1929 ...

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

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

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.

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

A new year brings lots of new things — including a new batch of entries into the public domain. 2025’s list includes ...