Popeye The Sailor Man In The Public Domain

Tue, Jan 6, 2009

Legal, Merch

The news is out that beloved sailor Popeye became part of the public domain in the EU on January 1, 2009.  Before folks start scrambling to start reproducing Popeye t-shirts, posters, films and cartoon strips, we need to take a look at exactly what has become public domain.

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