As Robert Hunt pointed out, King Features and Fleischer own the rights, but Hearst Corporation apparently is in overall control.  There's a brief history of the licensing of Betty at
http://www.kingfeatures.com/license/liprop/betyboop/Main.htm

For actual "Terms of Use," go to The Official Betty Boop Website at
http://www.bettyboop.com/

Don Larsson

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Does anyone know, right off hand, who owns the rights to Betty Boop?

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