They were then supposed to go into the public domain in 2005 after being copyrighted for 75 years.
Now the wait is over.
(For sound recordings, the copyright term is 100 years.)
King Features Syndicate, Inc/Warner Bros; Disney
Popeye, ‘The Skeleton Dance,’ and ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Enter the Public Domain
The first iteration of Popeye and Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film are among the copyrighted works that will enter the public domain in 2025.
