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 ...

Mickey Mouse animations, the original Popeye character and hundreds of other works entered the public domain on January 1, 2025.

Last year, the original version of Mickey Mouse went into the public domain. That doesn’t mean that anyone can use Mickey ...

It's January, and for people in the US, that means the same thing it's meant every January since 2019: a new batch of ...

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

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

More work from major writers, directors and musicians — along with legendary characters — entered the public domain to start ...

Popeye joining Mickey Mouse in the public domain, along with the first appearance of Mickey's signature white gloves.

From Mickey Mouse to Bugs Bunny, countless iconic animated characters wear white gloves and the reason for the artistic ...

Public Domain Day, meaning artworks from 1929 (or 1924 in the case of sound recordings) are now free for all creators to use ...

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them ...