Betty Boop, 'All Quiet on the Western Front', more enter public domain

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

Public domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free

If you’re looking for songs, books, or movies with content you want to use, you are probably examining which of your ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Happy Public Domain Day to All Who Celebrate! You Can Now Use Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and ‘The Maltese Falcon’ for Free

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

Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

Betty Boop and "Blondie" are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026.

Betty Boop, ‘Blondie’ enter the public domain

LOS ANGELES — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain.

Hiltzik: Blondie and Dagwood are entering the public domain, but Betty Boop still may be trapped in copyright jail

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

Boop Oop-A-Doop: Betty Boop

On Aug. 9, 1930 — 95 years ago Saturday — the cartoon character of Betty Boop made her debut with the release of the Fleischer Studios animated short “Dizzy Dishes.” Except this wasn’t quite the Betty ...
Chicago Tribune

Boop-Oop-a-Doop. ‘Boop! The Musical’ follows its cartoon heroine Betty into present day New York

In 1917, a man named Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, a combination of projector and glass drawing board that allowed animators to trace over live-action film, one frame at a time. Fleischer’s ...