Who is the oldest cartoon character in the world?

While animated films are nothing new today, the oldest cartoon character may have popped up in a work from famed cartoonist ...
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Betty Boop and “Blondie” enter the public domain; along with detective trio

Ever since 2019 — the end of a 20-year IP drought brought on by congressional copyright extensions — every annual crop has ...
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Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

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

These Disney cartoons just entered the public domain. What that means

The beginning of 2026 brought new copyrighted items entering the public domain, including multiple iconic Disney cartoons and characters ...
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Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop works enter public domain in 2026

The new year brings new material into the public domain, with works from 1930 that include nine new Mickey Mouse cartoons, Betty Boop, a Marx Brothers movie and novels from William Faulkner, Agatha ...