These works enter the public domain in 2025
The first of January ushers in a new year, a new month and new entries to the list of works in the public domain. While 2024 saw many popular intellectual properties lose copyright protection — notably the first iteration of Mickey Mouse — 2025 is not without its fair share of noteworthy additions.
Popeye and Tintin are now in the public domain
It’s a new year, and that means more works are headed to the public domain. 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.
Hemingway's Most Tender Novel is Suddenly in the Public Domain
But now, a very specific and famous work of art has entered the public domain, the brilliant 1929 novel by Ernest Hemingway, A Farwell to Arms. This was Hemingway's fifth published book overall, and his third novel.
From Popeye to Hemmingway: 25 notable works entering the public domain in 2025
More work from major writers, directors and musicians — along with legendary characters — entered the public domain to start 2025.
Yes, Popeye can eat spinach: Everything you need to know about Public Domain Day 2025
Public Domain Day, meaning artworks from 1929 (or 1924 in the case of sound recordings) are now free for all creators to use and abuse to their hearts' content. The works of art, music, literature, and film now entering the public domain will be yours,
Popular Standards From 1929 Have Entered The Public Domain
Last year, the original version of Mickey Mouse went into the public domain. That doesn’t mean that anyone can use Mickey Mouse’s image for whatever they want, but it does mean that the version of Mickey who first appeared in Walt Disney’s original Steamboat Willie cartoon is now fair game.
Tintin, Now in Public Domain, Gets a Modern Day Reboot in The Big Lie
Tintin, now in the Public Domain, gets a modern revival in The Big Lie, to be Kickstartered this year from Fabrice Sapolsky.
Thanks to public domain, Tintin can now skeleton dance to Rhapsody in Blue
Walt Disney directed the iconic Skeleton Dance short animated by Ub Iwerks, as well as when Mickey Mouse starred in his first talkie. The intrepid Tintin and original Popeye characters have arrived in the public domain as well.
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among US copyrights expiring in 2025
Tintin, Popeye, Hemingway among US copyrights expiring in 2025 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.
The Original Popeye & Tintin Characters Are Officially In The Public Domain
The original versions of Popeye and Tintin have now entered the public domain, leaving potential adaptation possibilities more open than ever.
Popeye, ‘The Skeleton Dance,’ and ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Enter the Public Domain
The first iteration of Popeye and Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film are among the copyrighted works that will enter the public domain in 2025.
Early Hitchcock and Disney films, song 'Singin' in the Rain,' “A Farewell to Arms”, and more enter public domain in 2025
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Tiptoe Through the Tulips: Popular Standards from 1929 Are Now Public Domain
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