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Copyrights for Tintin, Popeye have expired

NEW YORK — 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 years for books, films and other works of art, while sound recordings from 1924 will also be copyright-free. By entering the public domain, the pieces can be copied, shared, reproduced or adapted by anyone without paying the rights owner.

A woman walks past a person dressed as Christmas Mickey Mouse and Santa Claus, both working for tips, near the Rockefeller Christmas Tree on Christmas Day on Dec. 25, 2024 in New York City. More versions of Mickey have passed into the public domain this year following the 2024 lapse of the copyright for Steamboat Willy where the animated character made his public debut. PHOTO BY ALEXI J. ROSENFELD/GETTY IMAGES/AFP

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