Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.
The year 2025 will be remembered for the explosion of public domain horror, as filmmakers twisted beloved characters like Frankenstein's Monster into new, often terrifying shapes. But as the year ...
Popeye and Dagwood join Mickey Mouse in Savage Dragon #278 from Image Comics thanks to public domain (Spoilers) ...
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 ...
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.