Popeye is nearly 100 years old, and his debut appearance is still just as funny today as it was in the 1920s, and shows why ...

Professor Jennifer Jenkins, Director of Duke University’s Center for the Public Domain, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk ...

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works.

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 ...

The first iteration of Popeye the Sailor, literary classics by Dashiell Hammett and William Faulkner, Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film, and songs like “Singin’ in the Rain” and ...

That’s great news for creators who can now express themselves all they want through the Popeye character — or, more likely, churn the beloved cartoon character into a lazy and terrible slasher ...

Back in January 2024, popular New Orleans chicken restaurant Popeyes revealed it would be creating a new restaurant in the city by December last year, as part of a UK expansion featuring 30 new ...

If it’s your dream to produce a Popeye cartoon, movie, or comic without fear of being sued, you’ll soon have your chance. The spinach-fueled sailor is one of many characters and works that ...

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 ...

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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.