Betty Boop is one of the most iconic cartoons of the 20th century. A pinup drawn to look like a 1920s flapper, the character debuted nearly a century ago and quickly became a household name: In 1932, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, copyright expires on intellectual property, releasing more into the public domain where anyone can use it. As time ...

Fans of the iconic Betty Boop character have taken to social media to share their dream celebrity casting for Miss Boop now that Dizzy Dishes, the six-minute cartoon that first featured the Betty Boop ...

Works from 1930 can now be used widely for free LMPC via Getty; Rachel Wisniewski/For the Washington Post Cartoons like Betty Boop, books like the Nancy Drew series, movies like All Quiet on the ...

A new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain. Under U.S. law, the copyright on thousands of creations from 1930 — including films, books, musical ...

If you thought “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” was a fever dream you couldn’t wake up from, you might want to brace yourself. The ninety-five-year copyright clock is ticking down, and come January ...

When Bob Martin, who created the musical “The Drowsy Chaperone” and the television series “ Slings & Arrows,” agreed to write ...

Bringing a bit of boop-oop-a-doop to the big stage.

The original version of Betty Boop — as seen in this "Dizzy Dishes" cartoon — is one of many works from 1930 entering the public domain in 2026. (Screenshot by NPR) A new year means a new parade of ...