Characters Entering Public Domain 2025. On january 1, 2025, thousands of works from 1929 will join them in the public domain pool, including cartoon characters tintin and popeye and books like a farewell to. Many beloved characters are hitting public domain in the next decade and it's about to get absolutely bananas when you see who's up for fair usage.

Popeye the sailor and the belgian boy reporter tintin lead the class of characters and works of art becoming public domain in 2025. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for popeye and tintin.