Some of the properties headed into the public domain on Jan. 1 include the first Marx Brothers' film, William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" and the first appearances of Popeye the Sailor Man.

The tale of two groups of sailors stranded on an island south of New Zealand provides a case study of what to do — and not to ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...

Jan. 1 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.

Their name, "nautilus", comes from the Greek word for sailor. In a video shared by OET ... Rusted metal, munitions, glass bottles, and a large anchor the team believes to be a remnant of the ...

In other words, the impact of public domain works ... He sports his signature pipe, sailor outfit, anchor tattoo and sense of humor, responding when asked if he's a sailor: "Ja think I'm a cowboy?" ...