Mickey Mouse is getting the horror movie treatment, now that "Steamboat Willie" is in the public domain. Simon Phillips Actor/YouTube Mickey Mouse isn’t just for kids anymore. A trailer has dropped ...

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 ...

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Have you seen some stuff about a version of Mickey Mouse and how Disney's copyright on it is ...

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 ...

Who's the newest horror star that's coming to the screen? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. At least two Mickey Mouse-inspired horror movies have been announced since 1928's "Steamboat Willie" — which features ...

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E. One of the most beloved cartoon characters of all time is now the subject of several new interpretations thanks to the end of copyright protection for the 1928 Steamboat Willie ...

New Year’s Day now doubles as Public Domain Day, when a fresh trove of vintage artistic creations becomes available each year for anyone to use, adapt and exploit as copyrights expire. And at least ...

After 95 years of U.S. copyright protection, Disney’s iconic front-mouse Mickey has entered the public domain. Well, the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey has. During his first day of fair use, ...

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver is aiming to find out just how far he can push intellectual copyright law by taking on the biggest, baddest player in the game, the Walt Disney Company. On Sunday ...