The "Steamboat Willie" version of Mickey Mouse became public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. Is Disney losing Mickey? Current artists and creators will be able to make use of Mickey, but with major limits.

"The haunting of Steamboat Willie hours after hitting the public domain is fast work. #Infestation88 gives Mickey Mouse and his House of Mouse a whole new meaning," they wrote on X.

Unsurprisingly, it took less than a day for a Steamboat Willie horror movie to be announced, and the first reveal came from a director who is no stranger to the "mascot horror" genre. Director ...

The company even made ‘Steamboat Willie’ available on YouTube for free back in 2009. "Here is the irony," McCleod says. " Steamboat Willie is based on a popular film at the time." ...

A second, as-yet-untitled horror film centered on Steamboat Willie, the earliest iteration of Disney’s beloved children’s character Mickey Mouse, is in the works from director-producer Steven ...

Kingdom Hearts 4's realistic art style is a significant shift from its original anime-esque style, and there may be a focus on including more live-action properties. However, given that Steamboat ...

Steamboat Willie is a mouse, and so the character is mouse-sized, which adds to the absurdity — both intended and otherwise. The first-look photo juxtaposes Willie with a human-sized bench.

A second, as-yet-untitled horror film centered on Steamboat Willie, the earliest iteration of Disney’s beloved children’s character Mickey Mouse, is in the works from director-producer Steven ...

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.

An early Walt Disney movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse is among the copyrighted works from 1928 moving into the public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. But the cartoon creature who stars in ...

A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law.