From Popeye to Shrek, several beloved cartoon characters were inspired by real people. This article uncovers the fascinating ...

Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the Internet Archive's annual contest celebrating creative freedom without copyright ...

Take a popular movie character, toss in a historical cartoon character, add in a musical ensemble and combine it with some of ...

Ever since 2019 — the end of a 20-year IP drought brought on by congressional copyright extensions — every annual crop has been a bounty for advocates of more work belonging to the public.

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 intellectual ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

A new trend for ‘public domain horror’ is fuelling the mutation of our best-loved cartoon characters into gory slasher villains ...

(CNN, KYMA) - The original version of Betty Boop has entered the public domain. The cartoon character appeared in her original iteration in the 1930 six-minute short, "Dizzy Dishes." You may notice ...

Associated Press file photos / Betty Boop collapses on Broadway near 49th Street as handlers work to raise the deflated helium balloon during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in 1986.

Four songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, and many more are among the intellectual properties that have officially entered the public domain, as part of Public Domain Day 2026.

The Oregon Zoo has brought us our favorite 2025 compilation video. These clips feature a series of adorable boops, as the animals in their habitats stick their noses into cameras. We guarantee you ...

Teaching a dog to “sit” or “stay” is standard, but some tricks are purely for the vibes. Hudson, the famous Golden Retriever from @hudsonstaysgolden, recently mastered a skill that is basically a shot ...