Works from 1930 can now be used widely for free Cartoons like Betty Boop, books like the Nancy Drew series, movies like All Quiet on the Western Front and songs like “Georgia on My Mind” are now all ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. A new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain. Under U.S. law, the ...

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 intellectual ...

Jasmine Amy Rogers will never forget where she was when she learned that she was offered the role of Betty Boop in BOOP! The Musical. It was the summer of 2023 and she had just left her apartment to ...

You’ve won 16 Grammy Awards and now want to write your first Broadway musical. What source material do you pick? There are so many great novels, movies, straight plays and TV shows out there to choose ...

Created by animator Grim Natwick, and voiced (mostly) by Mae Questel, Betty was the queen of the New York cartoon studio run by Max and Dave Fleischer — Walt Disney's only serious rival in the 1930s.

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 ...