Popeye the Sailor and the Belgian boy reporter Tintin lead the class of characters and works of art becoming public domain in ...

Early films by Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and Cecil B. DeMille can also be reused without paying royalties from Jan. 1, ...

The classic cartoon, Popeye, and the popular comic book starring Tintin will enter the public domain in 2025 alongside ...

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

Its signature bright colors — including Tintin’s red hair — didn’t ... joins his earlier “The Sun Also Rises” in the public domain. The partly autobiographical story of an ambulance ...

Its signature bright colors — including Tintin’s red hair — didn’t ... joins his earlier “The Sun Also Rises” in the public domain. The partly autobiographical story of an ambulance ...

But while his original form is entering the public domain, later developments including his spinach-powered strength and animated shorts from 1933 remain protected. Similarly, the early Tintin ...