The copyright of cartoon characters Popeye and Thing, who debuted in 1929, will soon expire.
According to Axios, a U.S. Internet media outlet, on the 26th local time, the copyright of Popeye and Thing, their debut motives, will end on January 1st next year.
As a result, anyone will be free to use the version of Popeye and Thing characters released in 1929.
In fact, it is known that there are three film companies that produce horror films featuring Popeye in time for the expiration of copyrights.
Popeye was popular when he appeared in the 1929 cartoon "Timble Theater" by American cartoonist E.C. Seager, and four years later, in 1933, he was also made into a theatrical animation.
Ddang is the main character of "The Adventures of Ddang," created by Belgian cartoonist Erze.
The cartoon series became a global bestseller with its release in more than 100 languages.
The current U.S. copyright law has set the copyright protection period to 95 years after the publication or 120 years after creation if the copyright belongs to a company, such as Popeye.
In addition, if the copyright is attributed to an individual, such as music or novels, the copyright is protected for up to 70 years after the creator's death, but for songs or novels published before 1978, the copyright protection period is up to 95 years.
As a result, Ernest Hemingway's novel "Goodbye Weapon" and Virginia Woolf's essay "Your Own Room" published in 1929 will also expire in copyright, allowing anyone to publish them.
Among the music, the copyrights of George Gershwin's symphonic poem "American in Paris" and lyricist Arthur Fried's pop song "Singing in the Rain" will also be released.
In addition, the copyright protection period for the first meteor film "Blackmail," created by director Alfred Hitchcock, will end.
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