Minstrels would wear white gloves so that their hands would stand out on stage. At a time when cartoons were made in black and white, animators realised that the same principle could help cartoon ...

The nonstop slapstick violence in children’s cartoons has raised concerns about its impact on the emotional development of ...

From "A Farewell to Arms" to the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor, thousands of artistic works will enter the public ...

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote that her editor prevented her from doing the "critical job" of holding "powerful ...

"Wow, that first one is more disturbing than I thought it would be." Disney fan disturbed by images of iconic characters ...

Popeye and Tintin, as well work from several literary classics, are now a part of the public domain. New Year’s Day isn’t ...

Marty Gitlin tapped into those sentimentalities during a recent program at the Wood County Senior Center. There, he transported a roomful of adults back to those bygone days of watching Bugs Bunny, ...

By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com It’s a new year and that means a new wave of classic media has entered into the public domain. Aspiring creatives in the United States are now legally ...

the century-old company spoke out on the copyright changes. “Ever since Mickey Mouse’s first appearance in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie, people have associated the character with ...

When works go into the public domain, they can legally be shared without permission or fee. Community theaters can screen the ...