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Tintin, Popeye Enter Public Domain as 1929 Works Released

Thousands of copyrighted works from 1929, including Mickey Mouse's first speaking appearance and original versions of comic characters Popeye and Tintin, entered the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2025, as their 95-year copyright terms expired. Popeye debuted in E.C. Segar's "Thimble Theatre" co...

Literary classics joining the public domain include William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury," Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms," and Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own." Musical compositions entering the public domain include George Gershwin's "An American in Paris," Maurice Ravel's "Bolero," and Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'." Notable films becoming public domain include the Marx Brothers' first feature "The Cocoanuts," Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film "Blackmail," and several Mickey Mouse animations where the character debuts his white gloves and speaks his first words.

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