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.

Mickey Mouse has come to define the entire Disney brand and made his first appearance in the 1928 cartoon Steamboat Willie, which has now entered the public domain 95 years after its release.

A 1928 version of Mickey Mouse appears in the trailer of an upcoming slasher film after becoming public domain on Jan. 1, 2024.

Mickey’s Mouse Trap didn’t miss a beat when Disney lost the copyright to its Steamboat Willie Mickey at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2024. In response to the film news, a Walt Disney Company ...

Disney’s Steamboat Willie already has a second horror movie parody in two days of 2024. Another horror movie featuring the public domain version of Mickey Mouse was announced today. Variety ...

But since US law allows copyright to be held for 95 years, on January 1, 2024, Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” copyright officially expired, opening the door for more Mickey-themed content.

After years of legal battles, “Steamboat Willie,” a 1928 Walt Disney short featuring Mickey Mouse, is now public domain. No, that doesn’t mean that you can take the character of Mickey Mouse ...

On January 1, 2024, an early version of Disney’s mascot, featured in the 1928 short film, “Steamboat Willie,” entered the public domain for the first time. CNN values your feedback 1.

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 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.

“Ever since Mickey Mouse’s first appearance in the 1928 short film ‘Steamboat Willie,’ people have associated the character with Disney’s stories, experiences, and authentic products ...