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On January 1st, some of history's most valuable art just became free. Hemingway. Disney. Hitchcock. Even Popeye. $100M+ worth of creativity is now yours to use. Here's everything you can legally steal in 2025: 🧵
Want to make: • A Popeye horror film? • A Tintin remix? • Your own version of "Singin' in the Rain"? As of today, you legally can. The copyright just expired on some of the 20th century's biggest masterpieces.
Here's what just entered the public domain: BOOKS: • "A Farewell to Arms" - Hemingway • "The Sound and the Fury" - Faulkner • "A Room of One's Own" - Woolf Every word is now yours to adapt, remix, or reimagine.
FILMS: • The first Marx Brothers movie • Hitchcock's "Blackmail" • Disney's first Silly Symphony • The first "Best Picture" with sound These pioneering films are now free to sample, remake, or reinvent.
MUSIC: • "Singin' in the Rain" • "Ain't Misbehavin'" • "Stardust" • Gershwin's "American in Paris" Every note, every lyric - free to use in your next project.
ART: • Magritte's "The Treachery of Images" • DalÃ's surrealist masterpieces • Kandinsky's "Upward" • Hopper's "Chop Suey" Some of the most influential paintings ever created, now free for public use.
The best part? You can combine ANY of these: • Popeye singing in the rain • Tintin meets Hemingway • Marx Brothers in a Dalà painting The only limit is your imagination.
This isn't just about free content. It's about cultural freedom. These works shaped the 20th century. Now they belong to everyone. What will you create with them? Follow @hunleyeric for more creative & cultural insights that help you build better.
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