Betty Boop & Pluto enter public domain and can now be used in video games, movies, more

I was so excited to learn that some of the very first Betty Boop and Pluto cartoons are entering the public domain on January 1st, 2026! Basically, because those early versions were created back in 1930, the copyright protection is finally running out after 95 years. It’s going to be amazing to see what creative things people do with those classic characters now!

James Bond’s Next Exotic Locale Is Netflix

Streaming services are starting to share content more often, moving away from each platform keeping everything to itself. Instead of studios locking their shows and movies onto single services, they’re now licensing different projects to various streamers – similar to how television worked in the past. According to Chris Ottinger, head of distribution at Amazon MGM Studios, when Amazon bought MGM, they planned to keep licensing MGM’s popular library to different streaming and TV partners. This means iconic films and shows, including the James Bond collection arriving on Netflix January 15th, will be available on multiple platforms. As for the next James Bond movie, it’s still in the works and hopefully will be released sometime in the future.