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Popeye and Tintin enter public domain in 2025 along with Faulkner and Hemingway novels Works by authors Ernest Hemingway, left, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck will become public domain in 2025.

Other notable Public Domain Day works include Hammett’s The Red Harvest and The Maltese Falcon (the latter featuring detective Sam Spade, who an earlier court ruling found was an un ...

However, the laws governing the public domain can be tricky. For example: Although Mickey Mouse returned to the people in 2024, this classification only applied to his first appearance in 1928's ...

The character entered the public domain on Jan. 1 of 2024, as U.S. law allows a copyright can be held for 95 years. Steamboat Willie was first released on Nov. 18, 1928 (known as Mickey's birthday).

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

The "Steamboat Willie" version of Disney icon Mickey Mouse just entered the public domain, and there's already an explosion of related AI-generated art. We talked to some of the creators behind it.

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.