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. The ...

First appearing in 1929 as a side character in the comic strip Thimble Theatre by cartoonist E. C. Segar, Popeye entered public domain on January 1 alongside other historic works like Faulkner's ...

With the turn of the New Year, the earliest version of Popeye reached the end of its 95-year period of copyright protection afforded to works in the US. Created by E.C. Segar, the character first ...

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 ...

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 ...

The most notable inclusion, however, is the original Popeye (who didn’t eat spinach to gain strength), as he appeared in the Thimble Theatre comic strip Gobs of Work, created by E. C. Segar.

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