As of New Year's Day, Disney’s iconic character Steamboat Willie has been made available for creatives to use now that the original mouse’s copyright has ended. After 95 years, the cartoon that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration: Lex Villena; WALT DISNEY PICTURES/Newscom The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney ...

(CNN) — Mickey Mouse no longer belongs solely to the Walt Disney Company. On January 1, 2024, an early version of the entertainment company’s mascot, featured in Walt Disney’s 1928 short film, ...

A: In the United States, a copyright under the current rule (a work created after 1978) has a duration of the life of the ...

When Walt Disney first released the cartoon short film Steamboat Willie in November 1928, it was groundbreaking. It was one of the cartoons to use synchronized sound, and would go on to become one of ...

At 12:01 AM Monday, the earliest version of Mickey Mouse went into the public domain. It took little time for projects featuring Mickey and his gloveless hands to be made into anything. From erotic ...

Read full article: Deputies investigate fatal hit-and-run in northwest Miami-Dade LOS ANGELES – M-I-C-K-E-Y will soon belong to you and me. With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey ...

This week, the Disney corporation must be delighted. Despite the company’s several attempts to prevent this news, Mickey Mouse – who debuted in 1928’s “Steamboat Willie” alongside Minnie Mouse – is ...

Steamboat Willie, the black-and-white cartoon that introduced Mickey Mouse to the world, is now public domain – and the horror adaptations have already begun. First up is Mickey's Mousetrap, directed ...

The first released version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain but not all of the variants of the mouse are free to use. When the calendar changed from 2023 to 2024, the Mickey Mouse known as ...

LOS ANGELES — The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, just days in the public domain. Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of Monday, the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” is ...

The copyright on Mickey Mouse expires today, meaning The Walt Disney Company no longer has the exclusive rights to the character. Does this mean you can put Mickey in your own cartoon? Not exactly.