Fans of the 1930s character Betty Boop can rejoice as a precursor of the iconic cartoon is now in the public domain, as of ...

The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and characters ...

Thousands of works from 1930 are now in the public domain for anyone's use, including original, recognizable figures such as ...

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the ...

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

For quite some time, copyright laws have shielded many iconic and well-known characters. However, since 2019, some of those existing copyrights have been expiring, meaning that those characters ...

On January 1, 2026, copyrights will expire for comics, books, movies, musical compositions and other creative works from 1930 ...

A host of characters, movies, and songs created in the early 1930s will enter the public domain at midnight on Jan. 1, 2026.

Copyright expired for the art, literature, and music of 1930, including Piet Mondrian and Paul Klee masterpieces, on Public ...

Every year on January 1 — Public Domain Day — a fresh batch of books, films, and characters enter the public domain. That means their original versions are no longer under copyright and can be reused, ...