I didn’t give my daughter a Barbie when she was growing up. Instead, I bought her an anatomically correct doll made of fabric and yarn and a Barbie knockoff featuring flat feet, a modest bust and a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The family of the creator of Betty Boop lost its bid to be declared the exclusive owner of the copyright to the popular cartoon character. A divided 9th Circuit U.S. Court ...

In 1917, a man named Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, a combination of projector and glass drawing board that allowed animators to trace over live-action film, one frame at a time. Fleischer’s ...

Among the characters of cinema cartoons, Betty Boop is the most celebrated human. She sets fashions in haircuts, conversation, dolls. Last week, Betty Boop made her first appearance in a Federal court ...