Tintin, the seminal hero of the pulp genre of boy adventurers, enters the United States public domain in 2025 ... his trademark spinach-powered super strength, and Olive Oyl wouldn’t break ...

However, since 2019, some of those existing copyrights have been expiring, meaning that those characters entered the public domain ... superheroes and literary heroes. Most notably, Disney's ...

or another Super Bowl win for Travis Kelce and the Chiefs or maybe .... a punk rock version of "Singin' in the Rain"? The title track from the hit play and movie entered the public domain ...

Who knew "Superhero" was a term only Marvel and DC could use? As of 2025, that will no longer be the case, thanks to the power of a legal nerd.

The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in the United ... that gave the sailor his super-strength was not there ...

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.