Betty Boop and ‘Blondie’ enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers’ beloved “Animal Crackers” joins ...
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Disney’s Pluto enters the public domain: What that actually means (and what it doesn’t)

A new chapter of animation history begins as the leash on one of Disney’s most iconic hounds has finally been cut. The ...
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Nancy Drew, Betty Boop and more: 26 notable works entering the public domain in 2026

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.

Betty Boop, Blondie, and a slew of Mickey Mouse cartoons are entering the public domain, so let's hope for something better than bargain bin horror games

This year, the earliest versions of Betty Boop, Blondie, nine Mickey Mouse cartoons, and the first week of the Mickey Mouse ...
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Missed It: Winnie the Pooh Centennial

On Christmas Eve 1925, 100 years ago, the London newspaper Evening News published a children's story it had commissioned from ...