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

Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. That means creators can use and ...

A year after their film debut, “The Cocoanuts,” entered the public domain, the Marx Brothers’ beloved “Animal Crackers” joins it, as they entered their prime of high cinematic antics. The film finds ...

Are cinema-goers ready for a bloodthirsty Betty Boop? The question will be answered later this year when the Jazz Age cartoon ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Joshua Short is a 4-time Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, from Chicago, Illinois. Not far from where he was raised in the Windy City is where he grew up professionally. He moved to the area in ...