A major copyright shift just made Betty Boop’s earliest version free to use — but merch sellers should read the fine print.

Nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons also are becoming public domain, two years after Steamboat Willie made the first version of ...

Betty Boop & Pluto have officially entered the public domain, opening the door for developers to use them freely in video ...

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

Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, Pluto the dog and many more works of art and culture are now in the public domain. Here's what to ...

Animation can oftentimes adapt superhero stories far better than live-action can. With that in mind, here are the 15 greatest ...

The works entering the public domain also include “All Quiet on the Western Front,” William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” and ...

This year, the earliest versions of Betty Boop, Blondie, nine Mickey Mouse cartoons, and the first week of the Mickey Mouse ...

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