Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on Jan. 1, marking a milestone in the copyright wars for those fighting to ease restrictions on vintage IP.

For nearly a century, the image of Mickey Mouse has been married to Disney’s brand, but in 2024, the copyright of Disney’s first film featuring Mickey will expire. CNN values your feedback 1.

The copyright on the 1928 movie “Steamboat Willie” – the short film that introduced the world to Mickey Mouse – will expire in 2024. Mickey Mouse is about to go public.

On Jan. 1, 2024, the iconic Mickey Mouse character from "Steamboat Willie" entered the public domain after the expiration of the 95-year copyright, and is already the focus of at least two horror ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday sued a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey ...

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 ...

A trailer for “Infestation 88,” a first-person action horror game starring a blood-covered Mickey Mouse as the primary antagonist, was listed on the PC gaming marketplace Steam on Monday.

It's time for Disney brass to cancel their subscription to the LA Times. The paper has done the unthinkable — dare to challenge the company's copyright proprietorship over Mickey Mouse. By Eriq ...

Mickey Mouse has long been a symbol in the copyright wars. Beyond the practical impact, the expiration — 95 years after his debut in the short film “Steamboat Willie” — is also a major ...

Dan O’Neill was 53 years ahead of his time. In 1971, he launched a countercultural attack on Mickey Mouse. In his underground comic book, “Air Pirates Funnies,” the lovable mouse was seen smuggling ...