Thousands of films, songs, and books, including iconic works like Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' and the music of George Gershwin, will enter the U.S. public domain in 2025.
An enlarged cartoon of Tintin pictured on display at Paris' Pompidou Cultural Center in 2006. The Belgian cub reporter is among the characters and works entering the public domain in 2025. January 1st 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.
The copyrights of thousands of films, songs and books expire in 2025, making them instantly available for people to use, share and adapt. The list includes classics like Virginia Woolf's book 'Mrs. Dalloway' and the works of composer George Gershwin. All of the works entering the public domain next year are from 1929, except for sound recordings, which (because they are covered by a different law) come from 1924. 'Copyright's awesome … but the fact that rights eventually expire, that's a good thing, too, because that's the wellspring for creativity,' says Jennifer Jenkins, the director of Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, which spends months poring over records to compile the list. Jenkins notes that the public domain often inspires creative reinterpretations, pointing to Winnie the Pooh, characters that entered the public domain in 2024 and 2023 respectively. The trend seems poised to continue: Jenkins says there are already 'a whole bunch of works from 1930-1935 sitting in the waiting room of the public domain' scheduled to enter in 2030. 'They're capitalizing on the incongruity of this comic book character in a different genre and they get a lot of buzz,' she adds. 'when I sit back and look at the universe of remakes of public domain characters or works … the things that we still talk about that stand the test of time don't tend to be these buzzworthy, kind of ew, grossed-out features.' But these artifacts don't only become fodder for big-name directors and authors — they're available for anyone who wants to use them, from artists to high school orchestra directors
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