Mickey Mouse will appear in new, non-Disney creative works after 95 years of copyright protection of the character expired on Jan. 1. With this, early versions of Mickey Mouse are now part of the ...
It didn't take long for someone to cash in with a horror-inspired take on Mickey Mouse. An earlier version of Mickey featured in Disney's 1928 short film "Steamboat Willie" entered the public domain ...
Mickey Mouse has entered the public domain — or at least his original version has. The cartoon mouse first appeared in Steamboat Willie in 1928, which means it entered the public domain in 2024. And, ...