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 ...
A new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain. Under U.S. law, the copyright on thousands of creations from 1930 — including films, books, musical ...
The new musical comedy “Boop,” which opens this weekend on Broadway, is one of the year’s few family-friendly shows. There’s no cursing and nothing’s offensive — just like you’d expect from a song-and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This original incarnation of Betty Boop, in Fleischer Studios' 1930 short "Dizzy Dishes," entered the public domain on Jan. 1.
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Something big just changed for Betty Boop
If you’ve ever wanted to use Betty Boop in a creative project but assumed copyright law made that impossible, that assumption is officially outdated. On Thursday, January 1, 2026, Duke Law’s Center ...
FILE - Mae Questel, who provided the loopy, child-like voice of cartoon characters Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, poses in this 1978 file photo with a poster of Betty Boop. . (AP Photo/File) LOS ANGELES — ...
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