Betty Boop, ‘Blondie’ and Nancy Drew enter public domain. What these creative works reveal about American life nearly a century ago

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

Betty Boop and ‘Blondie’ Enter Public Domain in 2026

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

Betty Boop and Blondie join Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain

It’s a big year,” said Jennifer Jenkins of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain. “It's just the sheer familiarity ...

Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and More Just Joined the Public Domain: Here's What That Means

Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, Pluto the dog and many more works of art and culture are now in the public domain. Here's what to ...
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Celebrate Public Domain Day with Betty Boop and Piet Mondrian

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