03-Apr-2009

In January, the Popeye copyright expired in Britain, which only restricts copyright rights to 70 years after the author's death. This means that anyone in Britain can print and sell Popeye t-shirts, posters, comic strips, etc. without first getting authorization. The Popeye copyright is protected in the United States until 2024. Popeye is further protected by trademarks; therefore, the public will be limited to ornamental use of the Popeye image.