On a recent visit to Disneyland, we found new adult t-shirts featuring animated favorites and a patriotic take on Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Q: I saw on television that the Mickey Mouse character is no longer subject to copyright, or something along those lines. This seems very surprising. Can you clarify? A: In the United States, a ...

Discovery Cube Los Angeles is bringing the world of Disney Jr.’s “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” to life with a new interactive exhibit opening later this month. “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: The Exhibit,” ...

Mickey Mouse is more than a simple animated character. He represents a particular emotion that most people experience before they have a chance to process what they've seen. From Mickey Mouse's two ...

Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual ...

LOS ANGELES — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As we start 2026, you may have heard familiar names like Betty Boop, Nancy Drew, and Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto have all entered what's called the public domain. It's all to do ...

Associated Press file photos / Betty Boop collapses on Broadway near 49th Street as handlers work to raise the deflated helium balloon during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in 1986.

New Year's Day commemorates the passing of time and the start of a new chapter, so it is fitting that the same day also presents an opportunity to breathe new life into thousands of creative works ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...

Books featuring a trio of iconic detectives — Nancy Drew, Sam Spade and Miss Marple — are also entering the public domain this year. By The Associated Press Betty Boop and Blondie are joining Mickey ...