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

Beloved characters entering the public domain with the new year include Blondie, Dagwood, Dick and Jane and Nancy Drew, but ...

Early versions of the cartoon characters Betty Boop and Pluto have officially entered the public domain, allowing creators to ...

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

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

Nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons also are becoming public domain, two years after Steamboat Willie made the first version of ...

Betty Boop reached her 95-year copyright maximum on Jan. 1, which makes her available to creators for use at no cost ...

A year after their film debut, "The Cocoanuts," entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers' beloved "Animal Crackers" joins ...

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

"The Little Engine That Could," a Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel collaboration, and many other works are now free to use and ...