Nancy Drew, Betty Boop and the first version of what would become Pluto are among the countless creative works entering the public domain as their copyrights expire on New Year's Day.

Works released in 1930 hit the U.S. public domain on January 1, including early animation icons, forgotten favorites, and the art form's formative experiments.

Betty Boop, the saucy cartoon flapper who debuted nearly a century ago, is about to lose her copyright protection—at least in ...

Pluto teams up with his pal Mickey for classic doggone fun in this new collection of eight shorts Mickey travels to South America and has a ball with Pluto And The Armadillo a clever turtle and Pluto ...

Walt Disney Animation Studios is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and in celebration, Disney+ is throwing things back to the company’s very beginning. 27 classic shorts will make their ...

The works entering the public domain also include “All Quiet on the Western Front,” William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” and ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — If you're hesitant about going to the Disney Parks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, you can get your Disney kick right at home. On Wednesday, Disney+ will be airing a brand ...

The new Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway dark ride coming to Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios is sweet, fun, charming and frenetic — just like Mickey and the next-generation cartoon shorts ...

The 2D series aims to pay homage to the art direction and storytelling of Walt Disney and his animators in the 1920s and '30s. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Mickey Mouse is making his ...

Believe it or not, 2020 marks Mickey Mouse’s 92nd birthday. Though he’s hardly aged a day since his 1928 debut, Mickey has had a career for the ages spanning television and film, video games and theme ...