The original version of Betty Boop has entered the public domain. The cartoon character appeared in her original iteration in the 1930 six-minute short, "Dizzy Dishes." ...

Are cinema-goers ready for a bloodthirsty Betty Boop? The question will be answered later this year when the Jazz Age cartoon icon is rebooted as a vicious villain in a low-budget horror film.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This original incarnation of Betty Boop, in Fleischer Studios' 1930 short "Dizzy Dishes," entered the public domain on Jan. 1.

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