Following recent notable additions to the public domain that include Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Disney’s 1928 short Steamboat Willie, and Winnie the Pooh, 2025 has ...

However, since 2019, some of those existing copyrights have been expiring, meaning that those characters entered the public domain, as their owners lost exclusive rights to their likeness.

Popeye, Tintin and other classic comic characters will enter the public domain in 2025. New stories with twists on the characters are already in development. NPR reports that Jan. 1 will be the ...

And the Disney icon’s public domain presence expands ... and is the kind of character element that could spawn legal disputes. And the animated shorts featuring his distinctive mumbly ...

From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public domain in the United States on Wednesday. US copyright law expires after 95 ...