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

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

Works released in 1930 hit the U.S. public domain on January 1, including early animation icons, forgotten favorites, and the art form's formative experiments.

Every year, classic characters enter the public domain. That means you're free to do as you like with those particular ...

Every year, copyright expires on intellectual property, releasing more into the public domain where anyone can use it. As ...

Betty Boop, Felix The Cat, Fantasia: The Origin Stories And Lasting Impacts Of Early Animation The new book “ Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation ” tells ...

Whenever moviegoers of the 1930s heard that phrase, the image of a cute, curvaceous flapper with short skirt and low-cut blouse quickly came to mind. She was Betty Boop, the sexiest cartoon character ...

The classic cartoon Popeye is getting the big screen animated feature film treatment with Sony Pictures bringing the sailorman to theaters sometime in 2016, but it looks like he's not the only retro ...

Betty Boop is returning to the big screen, with Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and Animal Logic Entertainment developing and producing the first feature-length film for the feisty cartoon flapper.

Looking cute and black-curl-coiffed despite her 59 years, Betty Boop surveyed the scene before her with her usual round-eyed wonder. That scene was a recent gathering at Circle Gallery, 540 N.