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.

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.

Mickey Mouse from the popular 1928 Steamboat Willie short film is officially entering the public domain on January 1, 2024. The popular Disney character will be made available for public use as ...

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.

There are further implications for "Steamboat" Mickey's passage into the public domain, as the mouse has had a major hand in setting the last 30 years – if not longer – of U.S. copyright law.

In addition to “Steamboat Willie” Mickey Mouse, the following characters, plays and movies are among those that entered the public domain in 2024, according to CBS News: ...

Is Mickey Mouse Entering Public Domain? Steamboat Willie Explained. Mickey, Minnie, and Tigger all enter the public domain on Monday, January 1st. By Adam Barnhardt. December 30, 2023, 4:48pm.

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 ...

With several asterisks, qualification and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain in 2024.

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.