Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the ...
A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers' beloved “Animal Crackers” joins ...
Works released in 1930 hit the U.S. public domain on January 1, including early animation icons, forgotten favorites, and the ...
Betty Boop, the saucy cartoon flapper who debuted nearly a century ago, is about to lose her copyright protection—at least in ...
The public will be able to copy and reproduce thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 in the new year, including flirtatious ...
On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930 ...
Recommended Reading, Public Domain 2026, Cartoonist Writes, Recommended Reading PEN America has released the Longlists for ...