Each year on January 1, 95-year-old copyrights expire and a multitude of works enter the public domain, allowing them to be freely adapted and interpreted by anyone in the United States. Following ...

Both Popeye and Tintin will walk the path of Steamboat Willie in 2025 − free for use in their original versions. Olive Oyl, Popeye's spunky side-kick and sweetheart is already unbound from ...

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.

The earliest versions of Tintin and his dog Snowy from Hergé's Adventures Of Tintin are now in the public domain in the USA. Although in the UK and EU, which sees copyright maintained for the ...

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain. Today, many materials that were copyrighted in 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924 ...

One of the earliest appearances of Tintin from "Tintin in the land of the Soviets." Another character in a similar copyright quagmire is the intrepid reporter Tintin, who first made his appearance ...

Mary Haddock's 17th-century tomb in Leigh-on-Sea has been officially protected as a historic site, celebrated for its connection to the Tintin comics. A 17th-century English tomb linked to the ...

Indeed, Popeye the Sailor can punch without permission and intrepid kid reporter Tintin can investigate freely in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among 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 ...

A French appeals court has ruled against an artist who claimed parody rights to recontextualize the beloved comic book character Tintin and others from the series “The Adventures of Tintin.” ...

Belgium's Football Association has unveiled a new Tintin-inspired kit for this summer's Euros. The away kit is a tribute to Belgian cartoonist Herge's intrepid reporter and replicates his outfit ...