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But 2025 is not far behind with several iconic books, characters and more freely available for public use. This year will see works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 entering the public domain.

Here are the books and characters newly joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.

Works entering the public domain in 2025 include the first appearances of Tintin and Popeye, films in which Mickey Mouse talks, and books by Hemingway, Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, and more.

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The Belgian cub reporter is among the characters and works entering the public domain in 2025. Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin.