While animated films are nothing new today, the oldest cartoon character may have popped up in a work from famed cartoonist ...

Several Disney cartoons and characters from 1930 have entered the public domain this year. Works in the public domain are no longer protected by copyright and can be freely used and shared. Other ...

Betty Boop and Nancy Drew are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual ...

The new year brings new material into the public domain, with works from 1930 that include nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons, Betty Boop, a Marx Brothers movie and novels from William Faulkner, Agatha ...

LOS ANGELES -- Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...