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 the Sailor, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, is now public domain. Popeye is among a slew of 1929 characters and works, as well as 1924 sound recordings, that entered the public domain on ...

The first iteration of Popeye the Sailor, literary classics by Dashiell Hammett and William Faulkner, Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film, and songs like “Singin’ in the Rain” and ...

Where Popeye is concerned, it’s worth immediately drilling down on what this all means for creators who want to tell their own stories about the spinach-scarfing sailor. Long story short ...

And what greater honor could there be than putting Popeye the Sailor in a bunch of videogames he probably shouldn't be in? First appearing in 1929 as a side character in the comic strip Thimble ...

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 ...

A still from an unidentified Popeye film, c. 1945. Image: Paramount Pictures, courtesy of Getty Images ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Popeye and Tintin, as well work from several literary classics, are now a part of the public domain. New Year's Day isn't just the start of the new year, but it's also "Public ...

The actor has had diverse genres under his belt- be it comedy, action, drama, or even animation. But one his most unique roles, or rather the rumors of it, that absolutely piqued fans’ curiosity was ...