The properties entering the public domain in 2025 were first released in 1929—or, in the case of sound recordings, 1924. Here’s an incomplete list: The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (Book) ...

At the turn of the new year, several pieces of classic media entered the public domain, making them free to use by anyone. Some of the best-known characters include the earliest Popeye cartoon, as he ...

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 ...

Every January 1 in the Books department, we like to make an extra toast for a concurrent holiday: Public Domain Day.

List of popular intellectual property entering the public domain in 2025 Works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 are now open to all in the U.S. This means all books, films, songs and art ...

Other notable Disney works in the public domain in 2025 are Disney’s first “Silly Symphony” short, titled “The Skeleton Dance,” directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks.

2025 is no different, with notable public domain releases dropping on New Year’s Day including still-electrifying books by ...

The day marks the milestone that all of the books, films, songs, and art that was published in the 1920s is now public domain.

With a new year comes a new crop of books, films ... version of the sailor entering the public domain is the version that appeared in the "Thimble Theatre" comic strip, first appearing as a ...

with a primary expertise in comic books. Previously, she founded The Mary Sue. Tintin, the seminal hero of the pulp genre of boy adventurers, enters the United States public domain in 2025 ...