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 made his first appearance in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.” That early iteration of the iconic Walt Disney character officially entered the public domain on January 1 ...

Now, get ready for “Steamboat Willie” horror films. The 1928 version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain on Monday, and indie horror producers are wasting no time in capitalizing on it.

Mickey Mouse has landed a new role: horror-movie villain. At least two films starring an early version of the Walt Disney Company’s famous mascot were announced this week as the copyright for ...

At least two Mickey Mouse-inspired horror movies have been announced since 1928’s “Steamboat Willie” — which features the earliest version of the iconic character — entered the public ...

With Mickey Mouse's first official appearance entering the public domain on January 1st, 2024, a Steamboat Willie horror movie has already been announced. The 1928 short created by Walt Disney and ...

NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: Mickey Mouse in the 1928 short "Steamboat Willie" is not much like Mickey today. He's rough, more of a rascal, says a former Disney Imagineer. RYAN HARMON: Very flat, very ...

Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse, is the star of a new horror trailer after becoming public domain Monday. A trailer for a slasher film "Mickey’s Mouse ...

Mickey Mouse made his official screen debut in the 1928 short “Steamboat Willie.” It was the first Mickey cartoon to be released, though not the first one that was made. "Steamboat Willie ...

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.