Beloved cartoons are entering the public domain next year – but what does that mean? - Early sound films by Alfred Hitchcock and John Ford, and music by Cole Porter and Fats Waller, are also included

The classic cartoon, Popeye, and the popular comic book starring Tintin will enter the public domain in 2025 alongside literary pieces.

William Faulkner’s 1929 novel, “The Sound and the Fury,” along with Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms,” will also enter the public domain, the AP reported. John Steinbeck’s first novel, “A Cup of Gold,” will also be eligible.

Popeye the Sailor and the Belgian boy reporter Tintin lead the class of characters and works of art becoming public domain in 2025

These iconic works’ copyrights are set to expire, meaning they can be used and repurposed without permission or payment.

Popeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 1929 are among the intellectual properties becoming public domain in the United States on Jan.