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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

This year saw one of the most zealously-guarded corporate empires of intellectual property spring a leak, as all the Magic ...

Today, new generations are rediscovering the heart and hilarity behind these classic characters and stories once relegated to the Disney archives. Mickey Mouse Tales provides ... was a great ...

The classic cartoon Popeye and the popular ... without permission or compensation. Along with Mickey Mouse, who entered the public domain last year, Popeye and Tintin are part of a group of iconic ...