Are cinema-goers ready for a bloodthirsty Betty Boop? The question will be answered later this year when the Jazz Age cartoon ...

The original version of Betty Boop's copyright expired on Thursday, meaning she is now in the public domain. American ...

Today, the character enters the public domain—but perhaps only as a dog. The bizarre saga illustrates what's wrong with ...

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers’ beloved “Animal Crackers” joins ...

The original version of Betty Boop has entered the public domain. The cartoon character appeared in her original iteration in ...

And a bunch of interesting stuff became street legal this year, including some absolute banger songs from the Dirty '30s. "I ...

Beloved characters entering the public domain with the new year include Blondie, Dagwood, Dick and Jane and Nancy Drew, but ...

"The Little Engine That Could," a Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel collaboration, and many other works are now free to use and ...

Pluto is a cartoon dog character created by Walt Disney Productions, debuting anonymously as a bloodhound in the 1930 short ...

The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 ...

Nancy Drew, Betty Boop and the first version of what would become Pluto are among the countless creative works entering the public domain as their copyrights expire on New Year's Day.

Nine Mickey Mouse cartoons, the Marx Brothers' film "Animal Crackers," and books by William Faulkner and Agatha Christie are ...